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 |
|---|---|
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| influx | a coming in |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |