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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |