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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| brazen | made of brass |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |