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 |
|---|---|
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |