Question

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi 

Vocabulary

 

Conspicuous - adj. eye catching, noticable

E.g.: I would rather be the deckhand who stood at the end of the stage-plank with a coil of rope in his hand, and because he was particularly conspicuous

Furtive - adj. sly, stealthy, secretive

E.g.: I thought he took a furtive glance of me out of the corner of his eye, but as not even this notice was repeated, I judged I had been mistaken. 

Intimation - n. hint, indication, inking

E.g.: Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything, but that was his way: he never condescended to take notice of an under clerk.

Transient - adj. brief, passing, temporary

E.g.: We have transient ambition

Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word incorrectly?

A. We tested on the trivial events in American history like the Civil War and World War II.

B. The furtive student slid into the dance without a ticket or checking in at the front desk.

C. My ideas were transient; I could never make up my mind on political issues.