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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| quisling | traitor |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |