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
badinageplayful repartee : banter
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
migrantone that migrates: such as
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
raspyharsh
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
integralessential to completeness : constituent
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable