GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |