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 |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |