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 |
|---|---|
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |