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How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kheart(m): 4:45pm On Sep 24, 2014
you think your english vocabulary is good? find out how deft you are with words.

1. Which word means eager or quick to argue or querrel?
A. Lugubrious
B. Audacious
C. Pugnacious
D. Deleterious

2. Which word means one who love books (jako)
A. Bibliophile
B. Oenophile
C. Anglophile
D. Rheophile

3. Which word means reused or altered but still bearing traces of it original form?
A. Shibboleth
B. Palimpsest
C. Memento
D. Pablum

4. Which word means a disagreeable or harsh or discordant sound?
A. Cacophony
B.Anathema
C. Compunction
D. Diatribe

5. Which word means made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one?
A. Erudite
B. Erratic
C. Extant
D. Ersatz

Note: Please say no to exam malpractice, so no cheating.

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Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by psucc(m): 4:51pm On Sep 24, 2014
OP why you come to use Afghanistan come sey na english word there o o!

But come NLers for wasobia, you go know set book people dey hire.
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by KashKampKen(m): 5:00pm On Sep 24, 2014
Op i'l need your help. I wanna woo mzmicoli
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kheart(m): 5:08pm On Sep 24, 2014
6. Which word means festival or party?
A. Fief
B. Gusto
C. Imbroglio
D. Fete

7. Which word means like a lion?
A. Leonine
B. Avian
C. Ursine
D.Equine

8. Which word means bland or insipid intellectual fare?
A. Parsimony
B. Peccadillo
C. Pablum
D. Perturbation

9. Which word means romantic to a ridiculous degree?
A. Pedantic
B. Romanesque
C. Quixotic
D. Goslingesque

10. Which word means one who attack common belief or institutions
A. Iconoclast
B.Legerdemain
C. Morass
D. Neophyte
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by saintandsinnerz: 5:08pm On Sep 24, 2014
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 D
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 A
10 A

Am i right?
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kheart(m): 5:18pm On Sep 24, 2014
plz no cheating
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Mrniceguyjohn(m): 6:32pm On Sep 24, 2014
num 6 to 10 na french ne
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Andyblaze: 6:38pm On Sep 24, 2014
I de cum
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by otodeluxe(m): 6:40pm On Sep 24, 2014
This caliber of question is not for people like me, go and ask Patrick Oghiagan the grammarian

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Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Nobody: 7:10pm On Sep 24, 2014
Pugnacious, Bibliophile, Palimpsest, Cacophony, Ersatz, Fete, Leonine, Pablum, Quixotic, Iconoclast.

cheesy cheesy

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Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kekakuz(m): 7:54pm On Sep 24, 2014
I scored 7
am familiar with most words but I don't use them
maybe cos am a good communication student
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Waspy(m): 8:08pm On Sep 24, 2014
I won't praise mysef
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by BeloHorizonte14: 11:29pm On Sep 24, 2014
i almost peeped into my dictionary,but i remembered no cheating. The words looks strange to me
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by nwaobitex: 11:46pm On Sep 24, 2014
very simple
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by repogirl(f): 11:54pm On Sep 24, 2014
Even oyibos wey invent English never use this kind English speak so why make I bother myself?

OP, i bin wan attempt your quiz but migraine hold me, abeg make i comot before my medulla cells re arrange!

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Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by bountyhunter: 12:14am On Sep 25, 2014
1c
2b
3b
4a
5c
6a
7a
8c
9b
10a
this proves nothing
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by WoodcrestMayor(m): 10:46am On Sep 25, 2014
even adnyblaze dey come ...wahala dey o!cheesy..
Andyblaze: I de cum
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Andyblaze: 10:50am On Sep 25, 2014
WoodcrestMayor: even adnyblaze dey come ...wahala dey o!cheesy..
grin

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Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by IAMBREEZY: 12:03pm On Sep 25, 2014
Andyblaze:
grin
cool
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by LaRoyalHighness(f): 3:44pm On Sep 25, 2014
This wan pass me oo.
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by Nobody: 4:20pm On Sep 25, 2014
Make i book space
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by OmichaelO: 4:56pm On Sep 25, 2014
1. E
2. É
3. C
4.K
5. Q

I'm sorry i lost it!!
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by 30secs(m): 5:46pm On Sep 25, 2014
Brb
OP I dey come
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by JhyMedex: 7:17pm On Sep 25, 2014
Keep em comic @ Op...
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by SMALLPENIS(f): 7:33pm On Sep 25, 2014
simple questions
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kheart(m): 9:10pm On Sep 25, 2014
more loading........
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by kheart(m): 9:20pm On Sep 25, 2014
11. Which word means terse in speech or in writing?
A. Garrulous
B. Efficacious
C. Inimical
D. Laconic

12. Which word means an attempt to spoil someone elses reputation by spreadin lies?
A.Effrontery
B. Acrimony
C. Calumny
D. Umbrage

13 which word means economical cheap
A. Resplendent
B. Lavish
C .Fugacious
D. Frugal

14. Which word means delicate, airy
A. Litigious
B. Ethereal
C. Recalcitrant
D. Dour

15. Which word means a tirade?
A. Maelstrom
B. Harangue
C. Misnomer
D. Outrigger
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by amscholar001: 9:20pm On Sep 25, 2014
I got 8/10. They common GRE/GMAT words.
If you can't grok those words,don't attempt those test.
Re: How Good Is Your English Vocabulary? Double Dare Nlders To Get 10/10 by amscholar001: 9:28pm On Sep 25, 2014
11. D
12. C
13.C
14. B
15. B
QED

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