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 |
|---|---|
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| provenance | origin |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| disport | sport |