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 |
|---|---|
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |