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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incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
antiquityancient times
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium