GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |