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 |
|---|---|
| overthrow | overturn |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |