GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quisling | traitor |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |