How Good is Your Vocabulary?

wee · Oct 18, 2007

Test it out, and generate a donation of rice to the hungry at the same time.

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

I'm not sure if I'm impressed with myself or astonished by my own ignorance so far...

wee

PeeDee · Oct 18, 2007

Well, I donated 200 grains of rice and it tells me I have a Vocab level of 38. I guess I speak gooder.

WendyNYC · Oct 18, 2007

How long does this go on? I donated 550 grains and stopped. Vocab level 41.

mscelina · Oct 18, 2007

I hit 940 and then the board locked up. Fun game...good cause. yay.

PeeDee · Oct 18, 2007

*is thoroughly abashed by his score*

JoNightshade · Oct 18, 2007

Sooo I've gotten every one right so far and I'm at 43. How long does this go on?

ETA: I just missed "prang."

JoNightshade · Oct 18, 2007

Oh, apparently 50 is the highest level.

WendyNYC · Oct 18, 2007

Jeez, if anyone gets 50 I'll be impressed. I didn't miss many and stopped while I was at 41. I missed a word for a yoga position (and I take yoga!!).

mscelina · Oct 18, 2007

got it to work again. made it to 2k, got bored and quit. Highest level 45

Azraelsbane · Oct 18, 2007

Ugh, lvl 45, and I just missed solecism. *sigh*

BrookieCookie777 · Oct 18, 2007

This is so cool. Thanks for the link!

Will Lavender · Oct 18, 2007

I got to 38 and a bunch o' rice. Not sure how it factors the level. I got 12 in a row correct and I moved up 1 point.

Salubrious?

bsolah · Oct 18, 2007

I got like 33; I need to read some more.

PastMidnight · Oct 18, 2007

Man, this is addictive! Got up to 1500 grains of rice. Highest level, 47

sunna · Oct 18, 2007

Well, I got to 2000 grains of rice, but my vocab level stayed consistently between 38 and 42. And some of the words started showing up again. Thimblerig?

It might be time for me to go to bed.

WendyNYC · Oct 18, 2007

Will Lavender said:
Salubrious?

Uh-oh. I used "salubrious" in a WIP.

I should change that, right?

kristie911 · Oct 18, 2007

I don't think I'm good at vocabulary.

I think I'm good at guessing.

ETA: It appears I scored a 33 before I got bored.

melaniehoo · Oct 18, 2007

I'm afraid to try this after seeing some of the words here. I supposed I'll go take a peek...

ETA: I was up to 43, then stopped at 38 and 200 grains of rice. That's like three whole spoonfuls!

WittyandorIronic · Oct 18, 2007

Is 12 bad....? /huff

Kerr · Oct 18, 2007

Uxorious? Wife loving? Who knew?

joyce · Oct 18, 2007

Well I donated 550 grains of rice and stopped at 34. It was fun and I was surprised of some of the words I knew, but I thought it would never stop.

CaroGirl · Oct 18, 2007

I got over 1600 grains but never got the vocab score over 45. I had to stop to go to bed. I think I figured out a few tricks, though. Might get back at it tomorrow. That was fun!

lkp · Oct 18, 2007

Cool and fun. I got to 50, but only 500 or so grains of rice.
It helps knowing many languages, one of which is Latin.
I wonder if I could get my son and his friends addicted to this.

WendyNYC · Oct 19, 2007

lkp said:
Cool and fun. I got to 50, but only 500 or so grains of rice.
It helps knowing many languages, one of which is Latin.
I wonder if I could get my son and his friends addicted to this.

Wow, that's impressive.

My daughters' school requires 3 years of Latin plus a modern language and there are people who complain about this. I wish I would have taken Latin.

C.bronco · Oct 19, 2007

240
Me guess good & likey Latin roots.

How Good is Your Vocabulary?

just a little

Where's my tea, please...?

fiddle-dee-dee

Teh doommobile, drivin' rite by you

Where's my tea, please...?

has finally arrived

has finally arrived

fiddle-dee-dee

Teh doommobile, drivin' rite by you

Agony is defeat

Everything is what it seems.

AW's Resident Commie

Oponionated

fiddle-dee-dee

Happy to be here

And thus we begin the edits

I vant to bite you

I'm really shy...

Living the dream

fiddle-dee-dee

I have plans...