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 |
|---|---|
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |