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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| compelling | that compels: such as |