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.

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compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
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staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
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episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
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