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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |