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 |
|---|---|
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |