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 |
|---|---|
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |