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.

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WordMeaning
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
ephemerallasting a very short time
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
direexciting horror
severto put or keep apart : divide
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)