Vocab

[vergence]

I've become obsessed with this vocabulary game:

http://freerice.com/index.php

My average is 45 but I've gotten as high as 48, which is "very rare" according to the site FAQ. In addition to improving vocab & wasting time-- every correct answer donates 10 grains of rice to world hunger.

Comments

[sarahf]

::coff::50::coff::

But then, it's my job, innit?!

[vergence]

DAMN!!!

Those are like OED-tough.

Color me impressed.

[sarahf]

I hang out around 47 or 48, but I'm wicked good at taking standardized tests--it's one of my superpowers, I think, and not something to be really proud of, just thankful it's so helpful in life--so it's not so much that I know the words, as can figure out the correct answer from the question structure.

[vergence]

That's about how I do it. If it weren't multiple choice I'd get a lot more wrong.

Like "Impecunious".

[echo3347]

Why have you done this to me! ;p

[johnskreet]

I find FreeRice enjoyable too. We're apparently the same level. I spend most of my time at 45, and occasionally 46. I can't say for certain I've ever hit 48, though.