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 |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| resign | relegate |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |