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
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
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monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
microcosma little world
ancestryline of descent : lineage