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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
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| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| hardy | bold |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |