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
discomposeto destroy the composure of
skiffany of various small boats
psychopathicof, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
vanguardthe forefront of an action or movement
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion