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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| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| reek | smoke |
| provident | frugal |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |