GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |