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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |