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 |
|---|---|
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| random | a haphazard course |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |