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thenewwazoo
on June 20, 2019
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Estimate the size of your English vocabulary (2014...
This was a cute test, but it dinged me for not "knowing" the word "toreador". Except I do: it's a Spanish word, not an English one. I also don't consider it a loan word, because the English word for "toreador" is "bullfighter".
aasasd
on June 20, 2019
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This will speak to your soul, then:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncleftish_Beholding
firethief
on June 20, 2019
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The English word for "royal" and "regal" is "kingly"
micmil
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This is what's known as "overthinking a shitty online test."
animal531
on June 20, 2019
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It got me with seppuku.
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