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 |
|---|---|
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| trample | tramp |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |