GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |