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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |