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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| ebullient | boiling |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |