GRE Word List
SHIMMER
shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
The meaning of the word shimmer is shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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slap | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
monogram | design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. |
grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
enfranchise | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
impromptu | without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment |
migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |