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 |
|---|---|
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |