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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |