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.

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imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
broachbrooch
implyto express indirectly
calorificcaloric
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
dintforce
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed