GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting