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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hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
deprecateto express disapproval of
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
daintysomething delicious to the taste
siftto put through a sieve
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot