GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| cataclysm | flood |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |