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 |
|---|---|
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |