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 |
|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |