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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WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
trenchantkeen
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
muddleto make turbid or muddy
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
lucidsuffused with light : luminous