GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ploy | escapade |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |