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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |