GRE Word List
ASYMMETRIC
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
The meaning of the word asymmetric is not identical on both sides of a dividing central line.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sultry | (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous |
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
| halfhearted | exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm |
| potential | expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth |
| incompatible | inharmonious; N. incompatibility |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
| diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
| strangle | kill by choking or suffocating; suppress |
| dearth | scarcity |
