GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark.
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