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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| retiring | reserved |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |