GRE Word List

GLIMMER

to shine faintly or unsteadily

The meaning of the word glimmer is to shine faintly or unsteadily.

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massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
miscreantunbelieving
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
attentivemindful
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage