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 |
|---|---|
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |