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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |