GRE Word List

PERIPHERAL

of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part

The meaning of the word peripheral is of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part.

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WordMeaning
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
repercussionreflection
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state