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 |
|---|---|
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |