GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| whittle | a large knife |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |