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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castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |