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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| puerile | juvenile |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |