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 |
|---|---|
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| historic | historical |