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 |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |