GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| concatenate | linked together |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |