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 |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
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| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
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| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
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