GRE Word List
SCINTILLA
spark
The meaning of the word scintilla is spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| condign | deserved |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |