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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| spate | freshet |