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

WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
culminationthe action of culminating
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
pendulouspoised without visible support
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index