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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
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| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |