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 |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| commune | talk over |