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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| distend | extend |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |