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 |
|---|---|
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |