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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| dilute | attenuate |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |