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 |
|---|---|
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |