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 |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| beeline | a straight direct course |