Vocabulary Flashcard for Eighth Graders

Front

What does the verb "counter" mean?

Back

To oppose or disagree

Front

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

Front

Plagiarize

Back

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

Front

What is "symmetry"?

Back

Balance proportions

Front

asymmetrical

Back

Having two sides that are not the same; unbalanced

Front

Vertical

Back

Upright, goes up and down

Front

Horizontal

Back

Goes sideways

Front

symmetrical

Back

Something that has symmetry, is balanced