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 |
|---|---|
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| welter | writhe |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |