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 |
|---|---|
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |