GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
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