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 |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| boor | peasant |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| ensconce | shelter |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| shack | hut |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |