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 |
|---|---|
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| pitfall | trap |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |