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
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efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
broach | brooch |
forebears | ancestor |
sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
judiciary | a system of courts of law |
indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |