English 9 Honors

Name Mackenzie Fuller

Vocabulary List#_3___
Vocabulary Word: _Symmetry__________________

Word Number: 3

Word Pronunciation: _[sim-i-tree]_______________

Part of Speech:

noun____________________
Related Forms:
_antisymmetry (n or adj) nonsymmetry (n)
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Definition(s), by part of speech:
_1. the proper or due proportion of the parts of a body or whole to one another with
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regard to size and form
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2. beauty based on or characterized by such excellence of proportion.

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Synonyms (same part of speech as original word; do not repeat words used for definition):
_concord, balance
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Antonyms (same part of speech as original word):
_asymmetry__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence found in major newspaper:
_As one isolated lead dancer later passes through the group, she sets off a chain reaction that
breaks up its symmetry.
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Name of Newspaper:

_New York Times

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Original Sentence (should accurately convey the words meaning in appropriate context):
__The art teacher was so pleased with Lilys cut out heart because its symmetry was perfect.
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Symmetry