Word Power

Shape Shifters Objects come in all shapes and sizes, and so do the words we use to describe them. What kind of shape is your vocabulary in? Take this month’s quiz to find out.

1. cochleate adj. – A: symmetrical. B: resembling corn. C: shaped like a snail shell.

2. aerodynamic adj. – A: kiteshaped. B: with a shape that reduces drag from air moving past. C: structured like a sound wave.

3. stellate adj. – A: star-shaped. B: icicle-shaped. C: triangular.

4. helix n. – A: something spiral in form. B: something in the shape of a footprint. C: steeply inclined. 5. asymmetrical adj. – A: multisided. B: circular. C: lopsided.

6. fabiform adj. – A: bean-shaped. B: ideally formed for a specific use. C: precut for later assembly.

7. oblong adj. – A: flat. B: L-shaped. C: elongated.

8. scutiform adj. – A: wispy. B: shield-shaped. C: sharp.

9. tapered

angle. B: with adj. multiple – A: at a layers. 45-degree C: narrower at one end. 10. toroidal

shaped. B: doughnut-shaped. adj. – A: pyramidC: resembling a bull’s horns.

11. corrugated adj. – A: bent into parallel folds. B: boxy. C: hollow.

12. cordate adj. – A: long and cylindrical like a rope. B: shaped like a heart. C: ridged.

13. navicular adj. – A: shaped like a water droplet. B: undulating. C: with a boat-like form.

14. sphere n. – A: deconstructed and flattened cube. B: a perfectly round geometrical object. C: small crescent.

15. bulbous adj. – A: fat and round. B: designed to fit on the human head. C: shaped like a bullet.