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 |
|---|---|
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| collate | to compare critically |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
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| emanate | to come out from a source |