GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
untenablenot able to be defended
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
agapewide open : gaping
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)