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 |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| betray | to lead astray |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |