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First I got 3160, getting Febrile wrong. Second I got 3080, getting Espouse wrong. Third I got 3540, with zero wrong.
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3880 is the best I've managed. I have to say, though, that I thought it was kind of funny that "friable" is in the hardest level. As a gardener, I use it frequently.
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Um, I don't think all of the answers are correct. It just told me that the correct definition for "transient" is "sympathize"...
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Also, it should say "click the closest synonym," not "the best definition." Those are not definitions.
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Man, it looks like I need to get the word of the day going again...I'll just use the words I don't know on the quiz.
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300 1st time, with 2 wrong. 3700 second time, none wrong but the first question so high on my screen I had to scroll up THEN read it. LOL
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quote:Originally posted by dkw: It's timed, Jake. You get point bonuses based on speed for each question.
Ohhh, that makes sense. Okay. Complaint withdrawn. I'll have to try hurrying.
Okay, now I feel like an idiot; that information is right there on introductory window thingie. I'm not sure what my problem was yesterday.
In any case, elements of the quiz are blocked from work, which means that while I can get to the first word, I'm unable to select an answer. It's probably for the best.
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I wish they had a time limit of 5 seconds/word and did not score you on how fast you answered.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: I wish they had a time limit of 5 seconds/word and did not score you on how fast you answered.
the top-level goal of the game is to answer within a second. If you already know what every word is in the test's database (I wouldn't be surprised if many people here do), getting a higher score is a question of twitch gameplay and a test of your reaction time.
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My best after a few tries was 3400. My reflexes are pretty lousy, though.
quote:Originally posted by Jeorge: Before you get too unkind in critiquing the game I'm linking below, be aware that it was built by my fiancee and me.
My best score for this one is 1065ish. I'd be interested to know how high Hatrackians can get!
1016. But again, I have lousy reflexes.
Jeorge, there are a lot of these that could be worded more clearly. The overall sentence structure in some cases is just awkward. Also, little things like looking for a semicolon as opposed to a period can be misleading, in my opinion.
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The top score for the MW one is actually 4200, not 4000, by the way. (There's a high-scores board you can look at.)
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The Portland Proof one is full of errors, ranging from not using a comma when a subordinate clause is present to using "me" instead of "I". Something along the lines of "he does better than me" was in one of the sentences and "me" was not the mistake.
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I'm going to brag that spending my formative years playing Counterstrike made me better at vocabulary.
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3640 for me. It took a few tries, but I have a migraine and took a vicodin like half an hour ago so I am kinda impressed with myself right now.
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I got 3240 but with one mistake due to too fast clicking; I do know that officious means meddlesome.
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quote:Originally posted by ambyr: The top score for the MW one is actually 4200, not 4000, by the way. (There's a high-scores board you can look at.)
Glad I saw your post before I wrote the same thing. Played twice, my scores were 3720 and 3800. I didn't know one of the words (irrefragable) but guessed correctly.
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Yeah, and adding to the "transient=sympathize" mess, I just took the test again and the synonym they gave for basilisk is "spellbinding." Uh huh.
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quote:Originally posted by Uprooted: Yeah, and adding to the "transient=sympathize" mess, I just took the test again and the synonym they gave for basilisk is "spellbinding." Uh huh.
Well I have seen "Basilisk" used in phrases like "Her Basilisk gaze", where it is a synonym of spellbinding. I have not been able to find any usage of transient where it is remotely similar to any usage of sympathize I've found.
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