GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| condign | deserved |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| imbibe | drink |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |