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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| document | proof |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |