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 |
|---|---|
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| raspy | harsh |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| headlong | headfirst |