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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| append | attach |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |