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 |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| sibling | sib |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |