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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torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals