GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| finery | ornament |
| maroon | a dark red |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |