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 |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |