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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tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
bestow | to put to use : apply |
clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
savory | having savor: such as |
talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |