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 |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |