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 |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| obscure | dark |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| trance | stupor |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |