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 |
|---|---|
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| 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) |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |