Test your vocab

[devonin]

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I can definitely see Rein/Devonin/Reach having a bigger vocabulary than me though. Maybe I'm more thorough with less or my articulation conjures an illusion of greater expansiveness.

Never use an excessively grandiose vocabularization when a miniscule alternative is sufficient.

[~kitty~]

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Never use an excessively grandiose vocabularization when a miniscule alternative is sufficient.

Irony, and we could quote Albert Einstein.

[smartdude1212]

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Eschew obfuscation; espouse elucidation.

[sakura080789]

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21,400 words i guess thats about right idk

[Reach]

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Quick, objective vocabulary tests:

GRE: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/gre40.php
GMAT: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/gmat40.php
SAT: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/sat40.php

I scored: GRE: 39/40 GMAT: 40/40 SAT: 39/40


I don't know what average scores on these tests are, but substantially lower than this. Some of the words are quite tricky.

If these are too easy for you, try this word classification test: http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/schmies.html

It's quite hard. I got 183/200.

Only 5 wrong in the first 100. The second half I found much harder. Had to guess quite a bit.


Looking to bolster your vocabulary? Here's a good list to start with: http://flashcards.dictionary.com/dec.../printdeck/45/

These are words that are quite hard that most people won't be able to define, though they're not esoteric enough to be confined to solely the tomes of academia. You'll run into these words in more advanced reading materials, so it's good to know them.

[Reincarnate]

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40/40 on all three

Really surprised that you'd get 39 on the SAT/GRE ones? Which words did you miss? They all seemed like words you'd know without hesitation.

[Reach]

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40/40 on all three

Really surprised that you'd get 39 on the SAT/GRE ones? Which words did you miss? They all seemed like words you'd know without hesitation.

I got cohorts and batten wrong.

I know what both mean, but didn't like any of the answers available. Damn multiple choice

Did you try the word classification test? I had to guess quite a bit, mostly in the second half.

[XCV]

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Never use an excessively grandiose vocabularization when a miniscule alternative is sufficient.

You should check out the study "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity"

[devonin]

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Quick, objective vocabulary tests:

GRE: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/gre40.php
GMAT: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/gmat40.php
SAT: http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/sat40.php

I scored: GRE: 39/40 GMAT: 40/40 SAT: 39/40


I don't know what average scores on these tests are, but substantially lower than this. Some of the words are quite tricky.

If these are too easy for you, try this word classification test: http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/schmies.html

It's quite hard. I got 183/200.

GRE: 40/40
GMAT: 40/40
SAT: 39/40

And a mere 163/200 on the big test.

[leonid]

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damn you logophiles

GRE: 30/40
GMAT: 31/40
SAT: 34/40

[MrGiggles]

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I missed one on the SAT test too. I wish it would tell me which one, it was probably a misclick anyway.

edit: oh, it was 'epic'. I used the adjective and they wanted the noun. Figures.

[Artic_counter]

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GRE: 34/40
GMAT: 36/40
SAT: 36/40

Considering English to be my second language, it's quite good.

A lot of the words I encountered were similar in a lot ways to their French translation.

Words like abbey, compressible, compatible, corpulence, lassitude and imbibe are the same as in French.

[Cold Kitten]

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GRE: 32/40
GMAT: 32/40
SAT: 38/40

Not too bad, considering my age and whatnot. I'll take it.

[Reincarnate]

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I tried taking that 200-question test but I keep getting bored like 30 words in. So far nothing wrong but blahhhhhhhhhh. cbf to finish.

EDIT: Did the last 20 just to see -- got one wrong (fuliginous/brilliant)

[Toshi-Kun]

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25,500 words, wow I feel dumb somewhat