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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
