Proto-Indo-European doublets in Modern English adjectives - Statistics

General Stats

Answer Stats

Latin-derived doublet	Linking clue	Germanic-derived word	% Correct
paternal	like a dad	fatherly	72%
juvenile	a child, for example	young	58%
adult	grown-up	old	51%
similar	they're almost alike	same	40%
edible	can be consumed	eatable	39%
crude	unprocessed	raw	25%
ulcerous	infected	ill	19%
robust	like mahogany	red	19%
gentle	in his own special way	kind	14%
municipal	common, vulgar, harsh	mean	14%
advisable	the best thing to do	wise	14%
cordial	e.g. a helping	hearty	11%
satiated	fed up	sad	9%
lipid	dearly clings on	alive	7%
acerbic	cutting	sharp	7%
pedestrian	ankles and toes	footly	5%
mordant	with a cutting wit	smart	5%
funereal	regards passing away	deadly	4%
durable	sticks around	true	4%
brief	time flies when you're having fun	merry	2%
proper	not belonging to another	free	0%

Score Distribution

Percent of People with Each Score

Percentile by Number Answered

Your Score History

You have not taken this quiz