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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| repercussion | reflection |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |