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Daily Vocabulary Quiz
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-7-2005 23:57
OK ... as there are so many readers and writers here, we'll see if this is popular ...
I'll post a list of dictionary definitions and see if you can provide the word. I'll try to balance between making it too hard and making it interesting. I'll try and make it so that, even if you don't one right, you'll at least have heard the word before. For each quiz, all answers will begin with the same letter:
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Jun-17-2005 09:35
Damn Blaise.......I think your computer got a mind of it's own. :)
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-17-2005 09:44
Sorry! My computer froze on me ...
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-17-2005 09:44
Sorry! My computer froze on me ...
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-17-2005 09:44
Sorry! My computer froze on me ...
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Jun-17-2005 09:50
OK
OK
OK
:)
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-17-2005 15:09
You're all still getting them to quickly! I'm going to have to be ruthless this time ...
All answers beginning with 'S':
1) adj. soapy: soap-like.
2) adj. rock-dwelling.
3) adj. boat-shaped.
4) n. pleasure in others' misfortunes. (Ger)
5) adj. verging on old age.
6) n. the buying or selling of a benefice.
Bonus: n. rejuvination of an old man by means of a young woman.
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Envy
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Jun-17-2005 16:51
1. saponaceous
2. saxatile
3. scaphoid
4. schadenfreude
5. senescent
6. simony
B. schunamitism
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Blaise Joshua
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Jun-18-2005 09:54
Envy! I'm getting annoyed now! Do you know that casinos and other gaming institutions ban people for being too good at their games??? I'm not even going to give you your score, because we all know what it is ... perfect : o )
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Jun-18-2005 10:16
*sigh* I am envious of Envy. This thread makes me feel like a moron.
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Envy
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Jun-19-2005 00:19
*blush*
It's my grandparent's fault...my grandmother was always teaching me big words and my grandfather encouraged a very annoying reading habit that still persists to this day. *g* I can try to get some wrong next time...
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