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 |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| irate | roused to ire |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |