GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |