GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |