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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |