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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
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| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |