But at least its for charity:
It was pretty fun. I got to a total of about 1000, but with a lot of help, and not in a row. I kept getting wrong. i just continued, so I can't remember my original total.
Same here; I got to 43 lasted for a short while and then hung at 40 for a bit.
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I dunno about eloquence... but I do recognise a bunch of obscure words. ;D Many of the FreeRice words are kinda obvious - you look for nouns or verbs, depending on the 'root' word, and then see what you get to choose from underneath. But I did get asked about "battlement", "conjuration" and "disequilibrium", all of whom I know from RPGs.
I hang around 47. I left it on so I can try for 48 because I think I can go higher if I have time.
Knowing a romance Language is a really boon on a test like that. I finally appreciated the work my Latin and French teachers went to, and I think the other two top cryptovocabulary sources would be Shakespeare and D&D.
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I got up to 42 and then dropped down to 37. I kept on trying though and I average right around 40. I got higher but always drop down again. Still I feel 40 is pretty good. Now if I could actually manage to use all the words I know. Even with some of the words I know really well I only manage to use them maybe once a year. *sigh* So many good words so little time... and so little intelligence in redneckville KY.
My lexicon can beat up your vocabulary.
I swear some of these aren't really English words. Back down to 45.
I swear some of these aren't really English words. Back down to 45.
It depends on what you mean by English. Specifically, "bloviate" (Heathy mentioned it earlier) is an Americanism.
I seem to be consistently in the 43 area and peaked at 46. *sigh* Now I'll just wait for my wife to show me how it's really done. That's what I get for marrying the woman who, when she was younger, read the dictionary for fun. *laugh*
If this is for real, I donated 1,000 grains before I lost interest. Kind of fun, though.
Well, English is not my first language, so I'm proud to get up to 20 on times, hovering around 15.
What a fantastic site! I'm a bit of a word-nut (I love doing cryptic crosswords and playing Scrabble), so I managed to get up to 50, but came unstuck on EMMET.
It is amazing how much you extend your vocabulary through role-playing games, though - and through reading Stephen Donaldson's books, of course!
EDIT: Having played a bit more, I tend to stay around 48, with occasional visits to 50...
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I couldn't give it my full attention, as I'm at work, but I got up to 44, with 'gnathic' (pertaining to the jaw), which I inferred from the dinosaur Compsognathus.
God, I'm a geek!
I had to laugh as I was offered 'laconic' and 'legerdemain', both of which I learned as an 11-year-old, via the 1st Edition DMG.
Donated 500 rice grains, oscillated between 39 and 41.
RPG-related words included claymore, cabal and antediluvian...
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I stayed pretty close to level 44 on average for a good while (600 grains or so). I kept scouring my brain trying to break words down into part and trying to figure out their Latin or Greek roots......Now I must find aspirin.
They actually asked what a Grimalkin was (an Elderly Cat was the answer), learned that from the MM2!
FH
They actually asked what a Grimalkin was (an Elderly Cat was the answer), learned that from the MM2!
FH
Heh heh. I didn't get that question, but if I had, I might have remembered it, as I also have the MM2 (and that's probably the only time it would make itself useful, too!) I think I got around thirty before I started getting help.
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I stayed pretty close to level 44 on average for a good while (600 grains or so). I kept scouring my brain trying to break words down into part and trying to figure out their Latin or Greek roots......Now I must find aspirin.
They actually asked what a Grimalkin was (an Elderly Cat was the answer), learned that from the MM2!
FH
I got Chimera, Basinet and a couple of others which slip my mind at the moment that I learned from D&D/Fantasy reading.
I totally agree about trying to break the word down. I have gotten more than I would care to admit by doing that when I had never heard the word before in my life!EDIT: I am actually playing at the moment and just got Corsair =)
I quit after 500 grains. Fluctuated between 42-45. It was fun to see some D&D words. I had "simulacrum" and "gibbet." I remembered gibbet from LOTR when Theoden tells Saruman "when you hang from the gibbet for the sport of your own crows!"
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I average around 40-42. I think my highest was 48.
I've noticed that the words up to about 40 are pretty easy, then the 41-43 range get tricky, and then 44-45 seem easier somehow. Getting past 42 can be a pain, but once I'm at 44, I can hold it for a while and work into the 45-46 range pretty reliably. If I miss a few in a row and slip back to 38-40, it's harder to get back up there.
Weird.
I've noticed that the words up to about 40 are pretty easy, then the 41-43 range get tricky, and then 44-45 seem easier somehow. Getting past 42 can be a pain, but once I'm at 44, I can hold it for a while and work into the 45-46 range pretty reliably. If I miss a few in a row and slip back to 38-40, it's harder to get back up there.
Weird.
Since the level at which a word appears is modified by the players (indirectly, by guessing it right or wrong), I can see that happening. A "tricky word" barrier could build up just above the level that the majority of players reach, as those words get pushed up to that level. On the other side of that barrier, though, there would still be a supply of "easier" words that haven't been pushed down yet, due to not enough players seeing them.
Trying to get to 5o is getting addictive for me. I'm at about 4ooo grains I reckon, on three visits.
Trying to get to 5o is getting addictive for me. I'm at about 4ooo grains I reckon, on three visits.
I nearly got to 2000, but then (and this was terrible. It should be in HEROES OF HORROR)I accidently clicked on 'Home'. i only had about 2 questions left!
*Sob sob*
But at least its for charity:
"evocation means:"
...finally, my 26 years of D&D pays off! :)
- Chris Shadowens
Interesting, says Davenport is a Writing Desk. My late aunt always referred to the couch as the davenport, especially when we were jumping up and down on it. Hooligans that my brother and I were, I'm sure we wouldn't have jumped on the writing desk. Now the coffee table...
- Chris Shadowens
Interesting, says Davenport is a Writing Desk. My late aunt always referred to the couch as the davenport, especially when we were jumping up and down on it.
Main Entry: dav·en·port
Function: nounDate: 1853
1 : a small compact writing desk 2 : a large upholstered sofa often convertible into a bed
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Everyone's right!
I hope they didn't give you both "sofa" and "writing desk" as possible answers.
OK, this one isn't for charity:
Which Golden-Girl-by-day-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turle-by-night are you?
As I suspected, I'm Sophia / Donatello.
I'm Rose/Michelangelo, dude! Bogus!
Jon: It has everything! Action, Adventure...
Jon: Fat, lazy, selfish...
Garfield: And...
Jon: And something yellow
Garfield: Mustard. I'll tell myself it's mustard.
I hate Garfield. And Mondays.
--KC, Monday Slayer