GRE Word List

SCINTILLA

spark

The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.

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WordMeaning
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
galea strong current of air:
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
tomebook
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
lookoutone engaged in keeping watch : watchman
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate