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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |