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.

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augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
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notableworthy of note : remarkable
rigto fit out with rigging
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
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inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
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