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 |
|---|---|
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |