GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |