GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |