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 |
|---|---|
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |