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Test Your Lexicon

WORDSDEFINITIONS
A) Dishabille1) A sculptured female figure used as a column
B) Jerboa2) The state of being partly clothed; partial undress
C) Vicissitude3) Deceptive reasoning, subtle and misleading argument
D) Caryatid4) Any of various mouse-like creatures found in North Africa or Asia, with hind legs used for jumping
E) Voluble5) False, counterfeit, artificial; not true, authentic or genuine
F) Foible6) Talkative; characterized by a continuous and robust flow of words
G) Spurious7) A change, variation
H) Frangible8) A weak point, slight fault or flaw, particularly in one’s character
I) Protean9) Readily assuming different forms and characters; extremely variable
J) Sophistry10) Breakable, fragile, frail, delicate, easily damaged or destroyed

ANSWERS

A-2, B-4, C-7, D-1, E-6, F-8, G-5, H-10, I-9, J-3

YOUR SCORE

0-2: Wow…well, keep working on it.

3-5: Not bad. Not great either. So, that’s good. Right? (Incidentally, you never finish a crossword puzzle).

6-8: Better than average. Much better actually. You probably talk a lot at parties and write for a living.

9-10: You are either an editor or an SOU professor. Or maybe, you are just a talented linguist? Either way, CONGRATULATIONS!

MORE NEXT MONTH! THANKS EVERYONE!!

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