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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |