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 |
|---|---|
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| consign | to give over to another's care |