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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |