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 |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |