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 |
|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| forebears | ancestor |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |