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 |
|---|---|
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
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| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |