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 |
|---|---|
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |