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Glimmer

/ɡlˈɪmər/
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(noun) A faint light; a dim glow.

There was still a glimmer of hope left.
There was a glimmer of light from the dark window.
CEFR Practice Quiz
As the sun began to rise, I could see a faint ____ of light appearing on the distant eastern horizon.

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