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 |
|---|---|
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |