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 |
|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |