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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| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
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| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
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| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |