GRE Word List
PERIMETER
the boundary of a closed plane figure
The meaning of the word perimeter is the boundary of a closed plane figure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |