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 |
|---|---|
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |