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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |