GRE Word List
OUTSKIRTS
a part remote from the center : border
The meaning of the word outskirts is a part remote from the center : border.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| stringent | tight |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |