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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WordMeaning
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
miragean optical (see optical
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as