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 |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |