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 |
|---|---|
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| executor | one who executes something |
| wreak | bring about |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| calculated | apt |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |