GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
amendto put right
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be