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
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
wantonmerciless
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
spatefreshet
calorificcaloric
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region