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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |