GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |