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
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
hardybold
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat