Ready for a vocab quiz?
June 14, 2010 by Jacob HawleyPosted in: Academics, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Think your language skills are top-notch? Check out this list of the most looked-up words to be sure.
The New York Times has come up with a list of the top 50 words readers looked up on its website. Highlighting a word or passage on the Times website calls up a question mark that users can click for a definition and other reference material, data the site has tracked and gathered.
The top ten baffling words:
1. Inchoate
2. Profligacy
3. Sui generis
4. Austerity
5. Profligate
6. Baldenfreude
7. Opprobrium
8. Apostates
9. Solipsistic
10. Obduracy
Check out all 50 words here.
How many of these sent you scrambling for a dictionary? Let us know in the comments thread.
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