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
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
premonitorygiving warning
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
plumea feather of a bird: such as