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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serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death