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
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
endorseto write on the back of
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax