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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogue | teacher |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
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