GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| garnish | decorate |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |