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.

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WordMeaning
hideto put out of sight : secrete
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
notableworthy of note : remarkable
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
deprecateto express disapproval of
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
superannuatedoutmoded
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely