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 |
|---|---|
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |