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 |
|---|---|
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| distend | extend |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |