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 |
|---|---|
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| diva | prima donna |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |