Topic: Improving your vocabulary

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU started this discussion 15 years ago #12,430

So I happened across this section of dictionary.com, and I thought it was really neat. Basically, you test your vocabulary knowledge, and it teaches you new words. I know no one here cares, but I still think it's neat. There's no real point to it except that it's a possibly fun way to maybe increase your vocabulary sort of.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 57 seconds later[^] [v] #223,352

Who cares unless you want to sound like a pretentious ass

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 38 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #223,353

@previous (B)
Sup becky.

marvin !H0G.H/BnJg joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 56 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,354

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Not even

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,357

@previous (marvin !H0G.H/BnJg)
Fuck

Also, we can sort of turn this into a dick measuring contest by comparing the words score it give you, I guess.

Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,364

Maybe I was just lucky. ;-)

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,365

@previous (Fuchs !!4KU9PSdLG)
Now I feel inadequate.

brb improving my word score.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,369

there was 10 words or some shit and now i know an estimate of 42,093?? how the

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,370

@previous (E)
That's the rough estimate. As you use the site more, it will alter the amount of words you know based on what percentage of words you got right on the different tests or something. I've taken like 10 or 15 tests and only improved my score by a few hundred words though.

Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,372

@223,369 (E)
statistics

Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,374

Sup fags

Falco !PZmcClOUDk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,376

cute. i'll try it sometime.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,378

@223,374 (Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA)
Cheating is not a toy bud.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,382

@223,374 (Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA)
Sup.

Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 17 seconds later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,383

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 23 seconds later, 40 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,384

@previous (B)
Everyone's got to start somewhere, I suppose.

Anonymous H replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,387

@223,383 (B)
Lol'd.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 46 seconds later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,389

Holy shit, there's different sections. Fuck yeah Philosophy!

Triptych !LightPenis joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 16 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #223,406

Huh. I got every word right on that one test. I'm not sure how this works.

Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #223,407

@previous (Triptych !LightPenis)
Did you do one of the lower grade levels?

Triptych !LightPenis replied with this 15 years ago, 35 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #223,408

@previous (Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA)
High school level.

Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA replied with this 15 years ago, 35 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #223,410

@previous (Triptych !LightPenis)
That's probably it.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 20 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,412

how come i got a word wrong and still beat some of you?

Anonymous J double-posted this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,414

some of these tests are crap

like having synonyms in a list with near identical meanings but telling you you got the answer wrong hahahahahahahaha

faggotry

also defining latinate words by their vulgar english meanings instead of their technical specific meanings is ultimate faggotry

Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,415

@223,408 (Triptych !LightPenis)
Try playing at "college and beyond" level. I think it assumes you know more words initially and estimates up with each correct response.

[^_^] !IOdbnXsKDk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,416

I need to try this on my computer.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,417

Fuck, I love this list. It's the only one that's given me trouble.

http://dynamo.dictionary.com/87493/good-term-for-a-bad-bad-thing

Triptych !LightPenis replied with this 15 years ago, 30 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,426

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Really? I found that one pretty easy. I like how cravat is in it.

brie !OudrPWaUDQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,428

I got ~45,500... i don't actually know some of these words, but the meanings are obvious anyway...

I do know this word, however!

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 56 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,430

@223,426 (Triptych !LightPenis)
The second time I took it, I got a 100%, but I'd never heard the word prevaricate, bumptious, or sententious before.

Also, this is now, officially, the hardest one.

Triptych !LightPenis replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,431

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
I hadn't either. It's fun to look at the word and guess its meaning based on its root.

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,441

i didn't recognize half the words but figured all of them out from the context.

Anonymous J replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,469

@223,430 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
bumptious isn't even a real word its just a humorous 'meme' slang word formed from bump

no one uses it and I've never read it.

SQUARED :3 !L.....AlN. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,490

:')

Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 42 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,501

I get 100% of them correct every single time, and each time I get 31,566. I just skip the 'choose your level' bit.

dreamworks !AUIkTW/L46 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 43 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #223,515

30.000~
je ne suis pa l'anglais

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