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 |
|---|---|
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| categorical | absolute |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |