Vocabulary Word
Word: scintilla
Definition: trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
Definition: trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
More Vocab Words
::: secular - worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal::: endear - make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
::: censorious - severely critical
::: ferment - agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
::: encumber - burden; N. encumbrance
::: excoriate - scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
::: cede - yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
::: vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
::: transcendent - exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy
::: extricate - free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
