GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
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| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |