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 |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |