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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| asunder | into parts |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| lax | loose |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |