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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| forte | one's strong point |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |