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
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
craftskill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity
ordainto invest (see invest
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
droopto hang or incline downward
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body