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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |