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 |
|---|---|
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |