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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| grill | to broil on a grill |