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 |
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hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
frigid | intensely cold |
redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
guileless | innocent |
physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |