posted by Brad Shorr filed under Word Quiz
Are you a Word Nerd? Here's one way to find out. How many of these words do you know, before clicking on the links? Scoring is below.1. Crenel2. Gravamen3. Insuperable4. Fungible5. Putative6. Palaver7. Panoply8. Aplomb9. HaruspiceScoring--0-3 Correct--Not a Word Nerd. You are comprehensible to all you survey.4-6
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Word Quiz
Joanna Young is on a quest to become a Word Nerd, so here's another batch of "Words for Nerds" so Joanna and other aspiring nerds can test their vocabulary skills! How many of these words do you know?ReconditePeripateticParsimoniousBricolagePunctilioNuminousGrampusTransmogrifyPismireNictitateWhew! Kind of tough for the day before a holiday, eh? Here's the scoring--0-3 correct--You're socially well-adjusted and easily
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More "Words for Nerds" from my Scrambled Toast blog. How many do you know? This won't be a cakewalk ... (Click on the links for the correct definitions, and more.)1. Bathos2. Antediluvian3. Fugacious4. Sinecure5. Defalcate6. Heuristic7. Quotidian8. Avuncular9. Somnolent10. JuggernautScoring.0-3 correct. Congratulations, you are not word nerdy. People enjoy your company.4-7 correct. You are teetering on
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posted by Brad Shorr filed under Word Quiz
Here's a list of words from my Scrambled Toast blog "Words for Nerds" category. How many do you know?1. Schadenfreude2. Defenestration3. Adumbrate4. Encomium5. Blandish6. Turpitude7. Fribble8. Solipsism9. Captious10. Protean11. Tenebrous12. Otiose13. Puissant14. Hegemony15. TertiaryScoring.0-5 correct--Good news, you are not a Word Nerd. Your social skills are probably well
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Test your skills! Today's word is bromide. What does it mean?A. A laundry detergent additive.B. Longwinded speech.C. A trite saying.D. Spirited debate.Now I realize you find this up online within seconds, but next time I'll give the correct answer--plus a few thoughts about bromide and marketing.Word Sell ... Scrambled Toast
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