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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |