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 |
|---|---|
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| sheer | unqualified |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |