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 |
|---|---|
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |