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 |
|---|---|
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| overthrow | overturn |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| addle | rotten |