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 |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| license | permission to act |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |