GRE Word List
SYMMETRY
balanced proportions
The meaning of the word symmetry is balanced proportions.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |