Word Leaning Experiment

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Word Learning Experiment

Engage in our Word Learning Experiment to enhance your vocabulary and comprehension! This quiz is designed to help you learn new words classified by difficulty levels.

Participate in this exciting study where you will:

Explore 25 unique words across five difficulty classes.
Rate your learning experience and contribute to ongoing research.
Challenge yourself within a limited response time for each question!

25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by LearningWord123

This test is conducted for an experimental study on word learning. The findings of the experiment will contribute for a term paper on Bayesian Cognition at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Instructions

1. The words to be learned are classified on the basis of their difficulty level. There are 5 classes : very easy, basic, average, advance and very tough.

2. First, you will be presented with 5 words from each class with their meaning. You should try to remember the words with their meaning.

3. Next, a quick survey will follow asking to rate the difficulty of few of the sampled learned words. You are encouraged to classify the words in the classes - very easy, basic, average, advance and very tough, based on your learning experience. The response time is limited to 10 second per question.

4. Kindly use the entire scale of classes while submitting responses to spread even judgement.

Thank You

Instructions

1. The words to be learned are classified on the basis of their difficulty level. There are 5 classes : very easy, basic, average, advance and very tough.

2. First, you will be presented with 5 words from each class with their meaning. You should try to remember the words with their meaning.

4. Kindly use the entire scale of classes while submitting responses to spread even judgement.

Thank You

Word Class : Very Tough

1. intimate - to suggest something subtly

Usage : Lucy’s teacher intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade.

2. liturgical - relating to formal public worship

Usage : There is nothing in the standards of the Presbyterian Church against liturgical worship.

3. decree - an official order issued by a legal authority

Usage : The queen issued a decree which stopped people from visiting the royal gardens during the holidays.

4. imbue - to inspire with feelings or opinions

Usage : The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

5. carp - to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably

Usage : Bringing in more revenue than most African governments is hardly reason to carp.

Word Class : Very Tough

1. intimate - to suggest something subtly

Usage : Lucy’s teacher intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade.

2. liturgical - relating to formal public worship

Usage : There is nothing in the standards of the Presbyterian Church against liturgical worship.

3. decree - an official order issued by a legal authority

Usage : The queen issued a decree which stopped people from visiting the royal gardens during the holidays.

4. imbue - to inspire with feelings or opinions

Usage : The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

5. carp - to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably

Usage : Bringing in more revenue than most African governments is hardly reason to carp.

Word Class : Very Easy

1. flummox - to confuse or perplex

Usage : What wine to serve at Thanksgiving can flummox even the heartiest of gourmands.

2. sudorific - causing sweat

Usage : We must regard it rather as a sudorific for feverish blood and brains.

3. circumlocution - a roundabout or indirect way of speaking

Usage : His admission came after years of circumlocution.

4. pulchritude - physical beauty

Usage : Although she is not a woman of great pulchritude, she has achieved a status of stardom.

5. xenophile - person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs

Usage : The xenophile employee moved to South America because he loved the foreign

Word Class : Very Easy

1. flummox - to confuse or perplex

Usage : What wine to serve at Thanksgiving can flummox even the heartiest of gourmands.

2. sudorific - causing sweat

Usage : We must regard it rather as a sudorific for feverish blood and brains.

3. circumlocution - a roundabout or indirect way of speaking

Usage : His admission came after years of circumlocution.

4. pulchritude - physical beauty

Usage : Although she is not a woman of great pulchritude, she has achieved a status of stardom.

5. xenophile - person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs

Usage : The xenophile employee moved to South America because he loved the foreign

Word Class : Average

1. apace - swiftly

Usage : Preparations went on apace, and before the last of April the repairs on the house were completed.

2. venerate - regard with great respect

Usage : The town plans to venerate the former president by naming a street after him.

3. belie - to give a false representation to

Usage : The smile on her face belies the pain she must feel after the death of her husband.

4. aberration - deviating from what is normal or desirable

Usage : Shelley’s angry retort was an aberration from her normally quiet appearance.

5. frugal - careful in spending money

Usage : I wanted front row seats, but my frugal husband wanted to save by purchasing back row seats.

Word Class : Average

1. apace - swiftly

Usage : Preparations went on apace, and before the last of April the repairs on the house were completed.

2. venerate - regard with great respect

Usage : The town plans to venerate the former president by naming a street after him.

3. belie - to give a false representation to

Usage : The smile on her face belies the pain she must feel after the death of her husband.

4. aberration - deviating from what is normal or desirable

Usage : Shelley’s angry retort was an aberration from her normally quiet appearance.

5. frugal - careful in spending money

Usage : I wanted front row seats, but my frugal husband wanted to save by purchasing back row seats.

Word Class : Advance

1. bier - platform for carrying a coffin or body
Usage : So they laid her on a bier, and all seven of them sat down beside it and wept for three whole days.

2. calumny - a false statement designed to injure the reputation of someone
Usage : The editor refused to publish the calumny that could possibly destroy the politician’s career.

3. parochial - having a restricted outlook
Usage : John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.

4. elegiac - expressing sorrow
Usage : The military band played a stirring but elegiac tribute during the general’s burial ceremony.

5. fawn - a light brown colour
Usage : The interior of his house was of soft shades of pale green and fawn.

Word Class : Basic

1. hodgepodge - a heterogeneous mixture

Usage : The new deal was a hodgepodge of programs, some of them failed and were damaging for the economy.

2. clobber - treat or deal with harshly

Usage : The recession clobbered other parts of the business.

3. mercurial - subject to sudden changes of mood

Usage : While my uncle is as predictable as the sunrise, my aunt is very mercurial.

4. demeanour - behaviour

Usage : It was very clear from his demeanour that he was not going to discuss it.

4. galvanise - shock or excite someone into taking action

Usage : The urgency of his voice galvanised them into action.

Word Class : Basic

1. hodgepodge - a heterogeneous mixture

Usage : The new deal was a hodgepodge of programs, some of them failed and were damaging for the economy.

2. clobber - treat or deal with harshly

Usage : The recession clobbered other parts of the business.

3. mercurial - subject to sudden changes of mood

Usage : While my uncle is as predictable as the sunrise, my aunt is very mercurial.

4. demeanour - behaviour

Usage : It was very clear from his demeanour that he was not going to discuss it.

4. galvanise - shock or excite someone into taking action

Usage : The urgency of his voice galvanised them into action.

Each following question contains one of the learned words. Rate the words based on your learning experience.

Kindly ensure to use the 1–5 scale judiciously to spread your judgments out evenly across the scale.

Each question must be answered in 10 seconds.

1 - Very Easy

2 - Basic

3 - Average

4 - Advance

5 - Very Tough