Test Your Vocabulary! Part One
Here’s a list of words from my Scrambled Toast blog “Words for Nerds” category. How many do you know?
1. Schadenfreude
2. Defenestration
3. Adumbrate
4. Encomium
5. Blandish
6. Turpitude
7. Fribble
8. Solipsism
9. Captious
10. Protean
11. Tenebrous
12. Otiose
13. Puissant
14. Hegemony
15. Tertiary
Scoring.
0-5 correct–Good news, you are not a Word Nerd. Your social skills are probably well developed.
6-10 correct–You are somewhat Word Nerdy. Cut back on your reading or switch to comic books.
11-15 correct–You are a certified Word Nerd. Congratulations on your awesome vocabulary, but take care not to use any of these words in your business communication!
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Phew! Guess I’m safe!
I’ve only ever SEEN four of these before - but don’t ask me to define them!
Robert, these words are not for the faint of heart. Mostly they’re words I have to look up when I’m reading, so don’t feel bad!