GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |