This Reader's Digest “Word Power” comes from the April 2005 issue, and is made up of a bunch of words from the American Heritage Science Dictionary.
Science. Now, if there's a subject where I should get them all right, this is it. Sigh, I missed four. That still rates as excellent, but it certainly doesn't feel it.
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Choose which of the four possible selections best represents the meaning of the word 1.bayou n. wooded area. narrow bay. [...]
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While I was in The States for the summer at our old house, I found out that my Reader's Digest subscription was still coming, so I have a recent “Word Power” to work with. This one comes from September 2006. (If anyone wants to send me a bunch of old Reader's Digests so that I can post more of these, I'd be appreciative!)
This one features words from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Apparently, this quiz is harder than most, because according to the scale, you can get two wrong and still be considered “exceptional.” I, of course, always miss ”exceptional“ by one or [...]
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It was hot enough today to need the air conditioner for the first time this year. It was hitting 27C (80F) outside, and was all the hotter in my office due to the computers acting like space heaters.
It's a tenuous link to summertime, but here's a Reader's Digest “Word Power” from August 2003, featuring random words that begin with “can” or “dog”. Their rationale for this particular slice of randomness (and my tenuous link to summer) is that August is known as the “dog days of summer” because that's when the star Canis Major rises with the sun. Whatever.
Anyway, as always, I missed the “exceptional” [...]
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It's been quite a while since I put up a Reader's Digest “Word Power”. Here's one from December 2004, featuring words from the culinary world of food. The words are taken from William Grimes' Eating Your Words: 2000 Words to Tease Your Taste Buds.
As always, I missed the “exceptional” level, this time by a wide margin. I'm quite disappointed; considering how good I am at eating, I thought I'd ace it! :-)
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Choose which of the four possible selections best represents the meaning of the word 1.sugarplum n. [...]
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Another Reader's Digest "Word Power", featuring finance-related words.
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A Reader's Digest "Word Power" featuring words from George Washington's first innaugral address.
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