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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| attentive | mindful |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |