GRE Word List
GLIMMER
to shine faintly or unsteadily
The meaning of the word glimmer is to shine faintly or unsteadily.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |