GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |