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
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
lampoonsatire
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
welterwrithe