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 |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |