GRE Word List
GLITTER
to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
The meaning of the word glitter is to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| score | twenty |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |