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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intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
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hydrophobiarabies
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
caterto provide a supply of food