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

WordMeaning
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
indissolublenot dissoluble
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
recuperateto get back : regain
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive