pə rI fə ri 1. the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. Trees mark the periphery of our property. 2. the nonessential area…
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wayward
weI wərd 1. difficult to control; willfully disobedient. His wayward son had gotten himself suspended from school once again. 2. swayed by whim; unpredictable; capricious. That odd sort of wayward mood I am…
tenable
te nə bəl adjective able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. When he finally did his research, he found to his disappointment that his argument was not tenable. It sounds…
intractable
ihn traek tə bəl 1. not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. His niece was the only person who had any influence on that intractable old man. 2. not easily shaped, manipulated, or…
cursory
kuhr sə ri adjective done quickly and without care; superficial. The symptoms were so clear that even a cursory examination of the patient would have resulted in a confident diagnosis. He’d only…