Not all words that we use come from Latin or Greece. Take this fun quiz to see where these other words come from. Some I knew, some I guessed, and some I guessed incorrectly.
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Not all words that we use come from Latin or Greece. Take this fun quiz to see where these other words come from. Some I knew, some I guessed, and some I guessed incorrectly.
I did horribly! Less than half right. I only knew word origins that were connected with places I’ve lived or people I’ve known.
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I did ok and better than most people (when I look at the average score), but it was lucky. I knew karaoke from television and mumuu was easy. The rest were guesses–some educated, many not. Thanks for taking the quiz and commenting.
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I tied you with 7 of 12, some decent and some bad guessing.
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Nice, Crystal. I had a mix of decent and bad guessing also, plus a very few I actually knew.
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Heh. I should stop second-guessing myself. I got 7/12 and dope-slapped myself for changing a couple that I should have known at the last second. There are some great words in this one. Thanks!
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Sam score with the same inclination for a palm slap.
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7/12 but I’m happy with it! It was difficult 🙂
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Thnk that’s what I did and when I looked at the score, we did better than average.
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I got 10/12. Surprised myself, since many were semi-educated guesses. I missed “rampage” and (stupid me!) “miniature.” I waffled between Italian and French on that one and guessed wrong.
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Think you are valedictorian. Thanks for playing.
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This one was fun.
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I thought so too. 🙂
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7/12. But the only ones I legitimately knew were karaoke and parka. The rest were lucky guesses!
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Good score. I knew karaoke, parka, and muumuu.
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Muumuu I feel like I really should have known haha! 🙂 My bad
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I know I sometimes overthink things that seem too obvious or simple.
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When I took it a few days ago (last week? I dunno. Time has no meaning!) I had a dismal score. 6 maybe? But I glad that I retained some of what I learned. Tonight 10/12.
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Nice score, JeanMarie.
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1 right. Is there a booby prize?
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You might try using the Oxford English Dictionary. https://www.oed.com/
It is not free but you may be able to access it through your local public library.
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