Historical Cycles and Vocabulary Insights Quiz

1. Lurch: to (cause to) walk, move, or stand unsteadily.

Glide: to move smoothly and effortlessly

Stumble: to walk unsteadily or falter

March: to walk with regular and measured tread

Fall: to grow less powerful or forceful The fall of the Roman Empire is still a mystery to many.

2. Slip: to slide suddenly and accidentally, esp. so as to fall or go lower.

Fall: to descend by the force of gravity to a lower position.

Skid: to slide along a surface in an uncontrolled manner.

Trip: to catch one's foot on something and stumble.

Due to (idiom): caused by The delay was due to an accident.

The correct answer pairs a definition with an example usage, just like the question does.

Explanation

The correct answer pairs a definition with an example usage, just like the question does.

3. Land: to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition

Ascend: to go up or climb

Launch: to throw or propel with force into the air

Resulted in: to propagate, to produce, to generate. His lack of attention resulted in a serious fall in the hallway.

Sink: to descend or submerge into water or other fluid

The correct answer 'Resulted in' is specifically referring to an outcome or consequence, which is different from the actions described in the incorrect answers.

Explanation

The correct answer 'Resulted in' is specifically referring to an outcome or consequence, which is different from the actions described in the incorrect answers.

4. Losing balance is to losing equilibrium as?

Synthesis: the combination of ideas to form a theory or system.

Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Connotation: an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

The correct answer in the analogy represents a cause and effect relationship, where losing balance leads to losing equilibrium. Similarly, 'Consequently' indicates a cause and effect relationship where one event leads to another.

Explanation

The correct answer in the analogy represents a cause and effect relationship, where losing balance leads to losing equilibrium. Similarly, 'Consequently' indicates a cause and effect relationship where one event leads to another.

5. Trigger: to cause or begin (a chain of events)Inflation triggered unemployment last year.

Result in: to bring about as a resultThe new policy resulted in increased productivity.

Lead to: to guide in direction, course, action, opinion, etc. The incident led to her resignation.

Provoke: to incite or stimulate (a person or animal) to actionHer words provoked a strong reaction from the audience.

Originate: to take its origin or rise; to start from a sourceThe river originates in the mountains.

In this question, the correct answer focuses on the idea of 'leading to' a certain outcome or consequence. The incorrect answers, although related to the concept of causation, do not convey the same meaning as 'lead to' as used in the context of the given question.

Explanation

In this question, the correct answer focuses on the idea of 'leading to' a certain outcome or consequence. The incorrect answers, although related to the concept of causation, do not convey the same meaning as 'lead to' as used in the context of the given question.