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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |