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 |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
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| piquant | engagingly provocative |