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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WordMeaning
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
trampletramp
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon