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peripheral

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

of secondary importance; relating to the outer edge

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Peripheral in a sentence

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These details are peripheral to the main argument of the paper.

Synonyms
marginalincidentaltangentialminor
Antonyms
centralessentialcore

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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Peripheral (adjective) means of secondary importance; relating to the outer edge
Here is peripheral used in an example sentence: "These details are peripheral to the main argument of the paper."
Common synonyms for peripheral include marginal, incidental, tangential, minor.
Antonyms of peripheral include central, essential, core.
Peripheral is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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