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 |
|---|---|
| inequity | injustice |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| occident | west |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |