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 |
|---|---|
| ramification | branch |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |