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

WordMeaning
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
overtopen to view : manifest
wastrelvagabond
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
anachronisman error in chronology
incognitowith one's identity concealed