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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |