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 |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| trenchant | keen |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |