I'm in my mid 20's and I'm doing a writing course, one of the assignments was to give the meanings of these word without looking in the dictionary. Out of all the words I only knew the meaning of one of them............am I stupid ?
LIST OF WORDS
vicarious
gregarious
maudlin
rationalise
sublimate
effete
asceticism
obsequious
pander
wanton
2007-03-03 10:51:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I read a fair bit, its not like I've never read a book. But I tend to go for the chic lit genre, perhaps I should widen my selection of books...........
2007-03-03 11:10:08 · update #1
I can tell you that you do not read enough. The best way to increase your vocabulary is to read. The books that will help you the most are the ones written by great authors: Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Somerset Maugham to name a few. Do yourself a favor and read.
2007-03-03 10:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm about your age and only know a few. I've heard of some of them...does that count? HA! No way are you stupid. This is actually a good idea, because now you will learn these words and have them forever. Don't feel dumb!
2007-03-03 18:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I would think you should have run across a few more of those words than just one over the lifetime of your education. I knew all of them except effete...looking that up now.
2007-03-03 18:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad news: I know all those words except for "effete".
Good news: you're not stupid, and you are in the right place place to learn more of what you don't know.
2007-03-03 18:54:53 · answer #4 · answered by Stan W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, your not stupid just average look how many folks in this response that don't know either. Your in the same boat as most.
2007-03-03 19:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your not stupid. Plus, who really cares what does words mean anyway? I barely know those yet I scored higher that everyone else in my standardized english test.
2007-03-03 18:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Looking at that list, I know four. It's not you, it's whoever chose the words in the first place. They're trying to stretch your vocab. Don't worry about it.
2007-03-03 18:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by Trillium 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wanton, means without purpose
rationalise, means make sense of in relation to the bigger picture
sublimate, mean reduce the importance of
pander, is a kind of non-sexual flirting or giving effection to someone
2007-03-03 18:55:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not stupid. But I wonder how well read are you? Limited vocabulary
2007-03-03 18:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Amish Rebel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i knew all but 3, if that helps
2007-03-03 18:53:14 · answer #10 · answered by nermil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋