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 |
|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| convention | agreement |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| leery | suspicious |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |