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 |
|---|---|
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
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| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| approbation | commendation |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
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| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |