Vocabulary Quiz

Which word describes being in the earliest stage of development?

• Stagnant

• Subliminal

• Germinal

• Trestle

What does "implicate" mean?

• To involve in something

• To induce secretly to do an unlawful thing

• To do something secretly

• To be extremely loud

What does "stagnant" mean?

• Not flowing, advancing, or developing

• Being in the earliest stage of development

• Existing below the threshold of consciousness

• The quality of being changeable

What does "stentorian" mean?

• Extremely loud

• Doing something secretly

• Having little substance or strength

• The power of choosing or determining

What does "subliminal" refer to?

• Existing below the threshold of consciousness

• A predicament affording no obvious escape

• A vaporous exhalation

• A braced frame serving as a support

What does "suborn" mean?

• To induce secretly to do an unlawful thing

• To involve in something

• To be extremely loud

• To do something secretly

What does "tenuous" mean?

• Having little substance or strength

• Being in the earliest stage of development

• A lover of books

• A vaporous exhalation

Which word describes moving from topic to topic without order?

• Discursive

• Draconian

• Homogeneous

• Tactile

What is a "Dragoon"?

• A natural or artificial channel

• European military personnel often heavily armed

• Something light, delicate, or insubstantial

• Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of age

What does "Engender" mean?

• To cause to exist or develop

• To thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission

• Marked by compact expression

• Scathingly harsh; aggressively self-assertive