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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| defer | put off |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |