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 |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| sidetrack | siding |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
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