GRE Word List
SHIMMER
to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
The meaning of the word shimmer is to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| invalid | not valid: |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |