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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |