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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| diva | prima donna |
| ensconce | shelter |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| vent | to provide with a vent |