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 |
|---|---|
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |