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 |
|---|---|
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |