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 |
|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| passe | past one's prime |
| historic | historical |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
