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 |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| sidetrack | siding |
| dire | exciting horror |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |