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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |