GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |