GRE Word List
PERIPHERY
the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
The meaning of the word periphery is the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| query | question |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| forte | one's strong point |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |