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
unfetterto free from fetters
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy