GRE Word List
SCINTILLATE
to emit sparks : spark
The meaning of the word scintillate is to emit sparks : spark.
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| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
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| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
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