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 |
|---|---|
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |