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Do you have a good vocabulary? Prove it, smarty.

Test your knowledge against the vocab champ, Judge Selya of the First Circuit.

The following word list was gathered from his recent decisions. How many can you define?

Algid
Decurtate
Dehors
Exigible
Encincture
Asseverational
Chiaroscuro
Solatium
Isthmian
Anent
Sockdolager
Nonce
Purlieu
Gallimaufry
Perscrutation
Longiloquent
Integument
Asthenic

Scoring
0-2: dunce
3-5: average
6-11: whiz kid
12-18: 2 smart

Posted by Andrew Zangrilli at May 13, 2004 11:08 AM | TrackBack

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