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
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anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
demented | mad |
ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
sap | the fluid part of a plant |