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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |