Vocabulary Flashcard for Eighth Graders

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What does the verb "counter" mean?

Back

To oppose or disagree

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arise

Back

To begin to exist

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emphasize

Back

To stress or point out its importance

Front

What is the "horizon"?

Back

The line where the sky and the earth seem to meet

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Plagiarize

Back

To steal or use someone else's words without giving the source

Front

Symmetry

Back

Balance proportions

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asymmetrical

Back

Having two sides that are not the same; unbalanced

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Vertical

Back

Upright, goes up and down

Front

Horizontal

Back

Goes sideways

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symmetrical

Back

Something that has symmetry, is balanced