Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.

How are the themes of “We Wear the Mask” and “A Man Said to the Universe” similar? Both show how humans can be helpless in the face of external forces.

The correct answer is: B. The speech and the movement both advocate for equal rights. This best describes the relationship between “Ain’t I a Woman?” and the women’s suffrage movement.

Not properly adjusted, not working well, out of order. For example, This whole schedule is out of kilter with the rest of our projects, or The wheels on the trailer are out of whack. The first term, also spelled kelter, dates from the early 1600s and its origin is not known.

—used to describe something that is not in the exactly right position or condition or is not working in the usual or proper way, etc.

1 : not in perfect balance : a bit askew off-kilter camera angles His hat was slightly off-kilter. 2 : eccentric, unconventional off-kilter characters an off-kilter approach.

in working order

An early definition reads this way: “Kelter or Kilter, Frame, order.” It comes from John Ray’s A Collection of English Words, Not Generally Used (1674). “If the organs of Prayer are out of kelter, or out of tune, how can we pray?” (from a sermon by the English theologian Isaac Barrow, delivered sometime before 1677).

In a difficult or embarrassing situation, in a dilemma. For example, I was really in a fix when I missed the plane, or Lost and out of gas—how did we get in such a pickle? or John had lost all his money in the crap game—now he was in a spot.

1 : confused clattering noise : clamor. 2a : social whirl or excitement. b : the strain of exciting or trying experiences. 3a : a fraudulent scheme, enterprise, or activity. b : a usually illegitimate enterprise made workable by bribery or intimidation.

Intellect is the faculty of reasoning and objective understanding. Intelligence is the ability to acquire knowledge and skills.

It is their intellect that renders their performance outstanding. Besides hindering success and progress, intelligence without intellect could destroy peace and happiness in the world. Not realising the importance of the intellect in life, people make no attempt to develop their own.

A person’s IQ can be calculated by having the person take an intelligence test. The average IQ is 100 by definition. If you achieve a score higher than 100, you did better than the average person, and a lower score means you (somewhat) performed less.