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 |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| antecede | precede |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |