GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
plauditan act or round of applause
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negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
crossbreedhybridize
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
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