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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
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| minuscule | very small |
| dour | stern |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |