GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |