Word Leaning Experiment_Copy
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. The author is a B.Tech student of Electrical Engineering 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 7 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 7 second per question.
4. Kindly use the entire scale of classes while submitting responses to spread even judgement.
Thank You
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. The author is a B.Tech student of Electrical Engineering 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 7 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 7 second per question.
4. Kindly use the entire scale of classes while submitting responses to spread even judgement.
Thank You
Word Class : Very Easy
1. naive - having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge
Usage : The naive girl believed she could get pregnant by kissing.
2. intimate - very private
Usage : My husband and I requested a secluded room in the restaurant so we could have an intimate dinner.
3. qualify - to provide with necessary skills
Usage : To qualify himself for that position he had to study the most diverse civilizations.
4. 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.
5. material - considered as having qualities suited to a particular sphere of activity
Usage : The boy's teachers did not think he was college material.
6. liturgical - relating to formal public worship
Usage : There is nothing in the standards of the Presbyterian Church against liturgical worship.
7. imbue - to inspire with feelings or opinions
Usage : The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
8. truss - to tie, bind, or fasten
Usage : I found him trussed up in his cupboard.
9. carp - to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably
Usage : Bringing in more revenue than most African governments is hardly reason to carp.
0. lofty - great and worthy of praise
Usage : The football players have set a lofty goal in their bid to win all their home games this year.
Word Class : Very Easy
1. naive - having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge
Usage : The naive girl believed she could get pregnant by kissing.
2. intimate - very private
Usage : My husband and I requested a secluded room in the restaurant so we could have an intimate dinner.
3. qualify - to provide with necessary skills
Usage : To qualify himself for that position he had to study the most diverse civilizations.
4. 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.
5. material - considered as having qualities suited to a particular sphere of activity
Usage : The boy's teachers did not think he was college material.
6. liturgical - relating to formal public worship
Usage : There is nothing in the standards of the Presbyterian Church against liturgical worship.
7. imbue - to inspire with feelings or opinions
Usage : The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
8. truss - to tie, bind, or fasten
Usage : I found him trussed up in his cupboard.
9. carp - to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably
Usage : Bringing in more revenue than most African governments is hardly reason to carp.
0. lofty - great and worthy of praise
Usage : The football players have set a lofty goal in their bid to win all their home games this year.
Word Class : Basic
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. assert - to express an opinion or fact in a confident manner
Usage : The lawyer will assert his client’s innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
4. parochial - having a restricted outlook
Usage : John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.
5. imitate - take or follow as a model
Usage : His style was imitated by many other writers.
6. competent - having adequate ability or skill in a certain area
Usage : Hugh is a competent goalie who rarely allows the opposing team to score.
7. discreet - not attracting attention
Usage : Hoping to avoid detection, the murderer tried to be discreet while walking through the store.
8. elegiac - expressing sorrow
Usage : The military band played a stirring but elegiac tribute during the general’s burial ceremony.
9. afford - to be able to do, manage
Usage : The best that I could afford was a first-floor room in the society.
0. fawn - a light brown colour
Usage : The interior of his house was of soft shades of pale green and fawn.
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. assert - to express an opinion or fact in a confident manner
Usage : The lawyer will assert his client’s innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
4. parochial - having a restricted outlook
Usage : John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.
5. imitate - take or follow as a model
Usage : His style was imitated by many other writers.
6. competent - having adequate ability or skill in a certain area
Usage : Hugh is a competent goalie who rarely allows the opposing team to score.
7. discreet - not attracting attention
Usage : Hoping to avoid detection, the murderer tried to be discreet while walking through the store.
8. elegiac - expressing sorrow
Usage : The military band played a stirring but elegiac tribute during the general’s burial ceremony.
9. afford - to be able to do, manage
Usage : The best that I could afford was a first-floor room in the society.
0. fawn - a light brown colour
Usage : The interior of his house was of soft shades of pale green and fawn.
Word Class : Basic
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. assert - to express an opinion or fact in a confident manner
Usage : The lawyer will assert his client’s innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
4. parochial - having a restricted outlook
Usage : John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.
5. imitate - take or follow as a model
Usage : His style was imitated by many other writers.
6. competent - having adequate ability or skill in a certain area
Usage : Hugh is a competent goalie who rarely allows the opposing team to score.
7. discreet - not attracting attention
Usage : Hoping to avoid detection, the murderer tried to be discreet while walking through the store.
8. elegiac - expressing sorrow
Usage : The military band played a stirring but elegiac tribute during the general’s burial ceremony.
9. afford - to be able to do, manage
Usage : The best that I could afford was a first-floor room in the society.
0. fawn - a light brown colour
Usage : The interior of his house was of soft shades of pale green and fawn.
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. assert - to express an opinion or fact in a confident manner
Usage : The lawyer will assert his client’s innocence despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
4. parochial - having a restricted outlook
Usage : John’s view of life is parochial and does not include anything outside of his own happiness.
5. imitate - take or follow as a model
Usage : His style was imitated by many other writers.
6. competent - having adequate ability or skill in a certain area
Usage : Hugh is a competent goalie who rarely allows the opposing team to score.
7. discreet - not attracting attention
Usage : Hoping to avoid detection, the murderer tried to be discreet while walking through the store.
8. elegiac - expressing sorrow
Usage : The military band played a stirring but elegiac tribute during the general’s burial ceremony.
9. afford - to be able to do, manage
Usage : The best that I could afford was a first-floor room in the society.
0. fawn - a light brown colour
Usage : The interior of his house was of soft shades of pale green and fawn.
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. amenable - open and responsive to suggestion
Usage : As a wedding planner, I prefer to work with women who are amenable to hearing my ideas.
3. venerate - regard with great respect
Usage : The town plans to venerate the former president by naming a street after him.
4. commensurate - in proportion
Usage : You will get a salary increase commensurate with your additional responsibilities and work.
5. 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.
6. concourse - a crowd or assembly of people
Usage : A mound of earth was raised on which the victim was slaughtered in the presence of the concourse of
spectators.
7. aberration - deviating from what is normal or desirable
Usage : Shelley’s angry retort was an aberration from her normally quiet appearance.
8. laconic - using very few words
Usage : His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.
9. frugal - careful in spending money
Usage : I wanted front row seats, but my frugal husband wanted to save by purchasing back row seats.
0. auspicious - being a sign of future success
Usage : Despite an auspicious beginning, Mike’s road trip became a series of mishaps.
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. amenable - open and responsive to suggestion
Usage : As a wedding planner, I prefer to work with women who are amenable to hearing my ideas.
3. venerate - regard with great respect
Usage : The town plans to venerate the former president by naming a street after him.
4. commensurate - in proportion
Usage : You will get a salary increase commensurate with your additional responsibilities and work.
5. 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.
6. concourse - a crowd or assembly of people
Usage : A mound of earth was raised on which the victim was slaughtered in the presence of the concourse of
spectators.
7. aberration - deviating from what is normal or desirable
Usage : Shelley’s angry retort was an aberration from her normally quiet appearance.
8. laconic - using very few words
Usage : His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.
9. frugal - careful in spending money
Usage : I wanted front row seats, but my frugal husband wanted to save by purchasing back row seats.
0. auspicious - being a sign of future success
Usage : Despite an auspicious beginning, Mike’s road trip became a series of mishaps.
Word Class : Advance
1. hodgepodge - a heterogeneous mixture
Usage : The new deal was a hodgepodge of programs and as such, some of them failed and were damaging to 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. impertinent - being disrespectful
Usage : Because the young man would only give an impertinent answer to his questions, the attorney decided not to
take him on as a client.
5. veracious - speaking or representing the truth
Usage : While we elect our leaders in the hope that every world they speak will be veracious, history has shown that
such hope is foolish.
6. demeanour - behaviour
Usage : It was very clear from his demeanour that he was not going to discuss it.
7. iconoclast - a person who attacks traditional institutions
Usage : Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a “meat dress” to a
prominent awards show.
8. galvanise - shock or excite someone into taking action
Usage : The urgency of his voice galvanised them into action.
9. prevaricate - to speak falsely or misleadingly
Usage : In order to get his bill passed, the politician went out of his way to prevaricate about the release of the
environmental study.
0. gumption - resourcefulness and determination
Usage : The president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job.
Word Class : Advance
1. hodgepodge - a heterogeneous mixture
Usage : The new deal was a hodgepodge of programs and as such, some of them failed and were damaging to 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. impertinent - being disrespectful
Usage : Because the young man would only give an impertinent answer to his questions, the attorney decided not to
take him on as a client.
5. veracious - speaking or representing the truth
Usage : While we elect our leaders in the hope that every world they speak will be veracious, history has shown that
such hope is foolish.
6. demeanour - behaviour
Usage : It was very clear from his demeanour that he was not going to discuss it.
7. iconoclast - a person who attacks traditional institutions
Usage : Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a “meat dress” to a
prominent awards show.
8. galvanise - shock or excite someone into taking action
Usage : The urgency of his voice galvanised them into action.
9. prevaricate - to speak falsely or misleadingly
Usage : In order to get his bill passed, the politician went out of his way to prevaricate about the release of the
environmental study.
0. gumption - resourcefulness and determination
Usage : The president would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job.
Word Class : Very Tough
1. paregmenon - the close spacing of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility”
Usage : The author habitually places paregmenon in his text to spike the interest of his readers.
2. pusillanimous - lacking bravery or courage
Usage : The pusillanimous soldier cried because he was scared of the gunfire.
3. xenophilia - an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
Usage : This initially revived a sense of xenophilia among the mainland Chinese population that originated in the
colonial days of the late 19th century.
4. flummox - to confuse or perplex
Usage : What wine to serve at Thanksgiving can flummox even the heartiest of gourmands.
5. sudorific - causing sweat
Usage : We must regard it rather as a sudorific for feverish blood and brains.
6. blandishment - flattery intended to persuade
Usage : At first he used his arts of blandishment and honeyed words in order to lure Savonarola to Rome.
7. circumlocution - a roundabout or indirect way of speaking
Usage : His admission came after years of circumlocution.
8. grandiloquent - speaking or expressed in a lofty or grand style
Usage : Yet a moment like this seems so grandiloquent and so self-consciously heroic that it simply stuns me.
9. pulchritude - physical beauty
Usage : Although this actress is not a woman of great pulchritude, her vast talent has won her more awards than
anyone else in the business.
0. sanctimonious - pretending to be better than others on a moral level
Usage : Because my father constantly points out my faults while ignoring his own, I consider him to be rather
sanctimonious.
Word Class : Very Tough
1. paregmenon - the close spacing of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility”
Usage : The author habitually places paregmenon in his text to spike the interest of his readers.
2. pusillanimous - lacking bravery or courage
Usage : The pusillanimous soldier cried because he was scared of the gunfire.
3. xenophilia - an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs
Usage : This initially revived a sense of xenophilia among the mainland Chinese population that originated in the
colonial days of the late 19th century.
4. flummox - to confuse or perplex
Usage : What wine to serve at Thanksgiving can flummox even the heartiest of gourmands.
5. sudorific - causing sweat
Usage : We must regard it rather as a sudorific for feverish blood and brains.
6. blandishment - flattery intended to persuade
Usage : At first he used his arts of blandishment and honeyed words in order to lure Savonarola to Rome.
7. circumlocution - a roundabout or indirect way of speaking
Usage : His admission came after years of circumlocution.
8. grandiloquent - speaking or expressed in a lofty or grand style
Usage : Yet a moment like this seems so grandiloquent and so self-consciously heroic that it simply stuns me.
9. pulchritude - physical beauty
Usage : Although this actress is not a woman of great pulchritude, her vast talent has won her more awards than
anyone else in the business.
0. sanctimonious - pretending to be better than others on a moral level
Usage : Because my father constantly points out my faults while ignoring his own, I consider him to be rather
sanctimonious.
Each following question contains one of the learned words. Rate the words based on your learning experience.
Each question must be answered in 7 seconds.
1 - Very Easy
2 - Basic
3 - Average
4 - Advance
5 - Very Tough
Each following question contains one of the learned words. Rate the words based on your learning experience.
Each question must be answered in 7 seconds.
1 - Very Easy
2 - Basic
3 - Average
4 - Advance
5 - Very Tough
Serendipity
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Burgeon
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Imposter
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Summit
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Concede
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Lofty
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Flummox
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Imitate
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Pulchritude
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Belie
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Veracious
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Laconic
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Fawn
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Imbue
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
Galvanize
Very Easy
Basic
Average
Advance
Very Tough
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