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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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
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friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
quicksilvermercury
capacitylegal competency (see competence
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
foppishfoolish
abutto border on : to touch along an edge