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 |
|---|---|
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |