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 |
|---|---|
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |