GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |