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 |
|---|---|
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |