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

WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
fussyeasily upset : irritable
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal