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 |
|---|---|
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| oversee | survey |
| sidetrack | siding |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| chafe | irritate |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |