GRE Word List
TRIM
make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order
The meaning of the word trim is make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clique | small exclusive group of people |
| cherubic | angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
| overweening | arrogant; presumptuous |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ´ٴ ƴ |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| statute | law enacted by the legislature |
| recumbent | reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| prattle | talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate |
