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 |
|---|---|
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| swill | wash |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |