GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
deliriuman acute (see acute
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
rigto fit out with rigging
conundruman intricate and difficult problem