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Word of the Day for Sunday, March 15, 2009scintilla \sin-TIL-uh\, noun: A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; the slightest particle; a trace; a spark. In victory, they must hold on to at least a scintilla of humility, lest they get too cocky -- and ripe for a takedown. I bear her not one scintilla of ill will, he said. There was never a scintilla of doubt, or a hint of equivocation, in Michael about his commitment to the party. Scintilla is from Latin scintilla, "a spark, a glimmer, a faint trace." Also from scintilla is the verb scintillate, "to sparkle." | |||||||||
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