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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| scintilla | spark |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
