Chapter+8+Vocabulary


 * __Symmetrical-__ (adjective) (si-me-tri-kuh)** Characterized by or exhibiting symmentry, well-proportioned, as a body or a whole, regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
 * __Merely-__ (adverb) (meer-lee)** Only as specified and nothing more.
 * __Merely-__ (adverb) (meer-lee)** Only as specified and nothing more.


 * __Coincide-__** **(verb) (koh-in-sahyd)** To occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position.


 * __Bureaucratic-__** **(adjective) (byoo r-uh-krat-ik)** Means of or pertaining to, or the characteristic of a bureaucrat.


 * __Persistence-__** **(noun) (per-sis-tuh ns, -zis-)** The act or fact of persisting.


 * __Skirmishes-__ (skur'mish)** A minor battle in war.


 * __Insubordinate-__** **(adjective) (in-suh-bawr-dn-it)** Not submitting to authority.


 * __Stalemate-__** **(noun) (steyl-meyt)** Any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made.