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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |