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 |
|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| demented | mad |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |