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 |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| foppish | foolish |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |