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 |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| nourish | nurture |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |