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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WordMeaning
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
deprecateto express disapproval of
impoverishto make poor
cullto select from a group : choose
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely