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 |
|---|---|
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| acclaim | applaud |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| wastrel | vagabond |