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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |