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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |