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 |
|---|---|
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |