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 |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |