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 |
|---|---|
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |