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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |