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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| finished | entirely done |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |