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 |
|---|---|
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| dys- | abnormal |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| expiate | to make amends for |
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| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |