GRE Word List

TRIM

to remove by or as if by cutting

The meaning of the word trim is to remove by or as if by cutting.

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WordMeaning
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals