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 |
|---|---|
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| debut | a first appearance |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| urchin | hedgehog |