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 |
|---|---|
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
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| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| motley | variegated in color |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| overthrow | overturn |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
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