GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |