GRE Word List
SKIM
to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
The meaning of the word skim is to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| congenial | pleasant |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| brook | creek |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |