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
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
incrustationa crust or hard coating
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
replenishto fill or build up again
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression