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
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
rationa food allowance for one day
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug