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 |
|---|---|
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |