thern._ If the answer is "Southern States," or
"Southern California," say: "_Yes; but what does 'southern'
mean?_" Do not credit unless explanation is forthcoming.

26. _Noticeable._ "You notice a thing." (Full credit.)

29. _Civil._ "Civil War." (Failure unless explained.) "It means to
be nice." (Full credit.)

30. _Treasury._ Give half credit for definitions like "Valuables,"
"Lots of money," etc.; i.e., if the word is confused with
_treasure._

32. _Ramble._ "To go about fast." (Half credit.)

38. _Nerve._ Half credit if the slang use is defined, "You've got
nerve," etc.

41. _Majesty._ "What you say to a king." (Full credit.)

45. _Sportive._ "To like sports." (Half credit.) "Playful" or
"happy." (Full credit.)

46. _Hysterics._ "You laugh and cry at the same time." "A kind of
sickness." "A kind of fit." (All full credit.)

48. _Repose._ "You pose again." (Failure.)

52. _Coinage._ "A place where they make money." (Half credit.)

56. _Dilapidated._ "Something that's very old." (Half credit.)

58. _Conscientious._ "You're careful how you do your work." (Full
credit.)

60. _Artless._ "No art." (Failure unless correctly explained.)

61. _Priceless._ "It has no price." (Failure.)

66. _Promontory._ "Something prominent." (Failure unless child can
explain what it refers to.)

68. _Milksop._ "You sop up milk." (Failure.)

73. _Harpy._ "A kind of bird." (Full credit.)

80. _Exaltation._ "You feel good." (Full credit.)

85. _Retroactive._ "Acting backward." (Full credit.)

92. _Theosophy._ "A religion." (Full credit.)

It is seen from the above examples that a very liberal standard has been
used. Leniency in judging definitions is necessary because the child's
power of expression lags farther behind his understanding than is true
of adults, and also because for the young subject the word has a
relatively less unitary existence.

REMARKS. Our vocabulary test was derived by selecting the last word
of every sixth column in a dictionary containing approximately
18,000 words, presumably the 18,000 most common words in the language.
The test is based on the assumption that 100 words selected according to
some arbitrary rule will be a large enough sampling to afford a fairly
reliable index of a subject's entire vocabulary. Rather extensive
experimentation with this list and others chosen in a similar manne