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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |