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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| influx | a coming in |
| succor | relief |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |