| definition | word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion-picture photography | c | cinematography | 88%
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| to do with geometry, algebra and calculus | m | {mathematic}ally | 83%
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| eg "Mount Everest is a reasonably sized hill" | u | understatement | 79%
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| a sweeping statement that assumes that something applies to a whole group | g | generalization | 75%
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| explanations; rationalisations | j | {justifica}tions | 71%
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| being the perfect embodiment of something | q | {quintessen}tial | 67%
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| what space station crew experience | w | weightlessness | 67%
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| warmly | a | affectionately | 63%
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| mud-loving African animals | h | hippopotamuses | 63%
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| trousers gathered in at the knees | k | knickerbockers | 54%
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| of birds | o | ornithological | 54%
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| a racial version of this behavior underpinned apartheid | d | discrimination | 50%
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| what prison hopefully achieves for criminals | r | {rehabilita}tion | 50%
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| campaigning for elected office | e | electioneering | 46%
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| brain expert | n | neuroscientist | 46%
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| generous donor to worthy causes | p | philanthropist | 42%
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| meeting conducted by long distance using video or phone | t | teleconference | 42%
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| alterations of neighborhoods as they become more upscale | y | {yuppi}fications | 38%
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| progressive political reform | l | {liberaliza}tion | 33%
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| occasionally | i | intermittently | 21%
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| these days, all tourists visiting the US have to undergo this at the border | f | {fingerprint}ing | 17%
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| the result of becoming educated and worldly-wise | s | {sophistica}tion | 17%
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| revengefulness | v | vindictiveness | 17%
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| in the manner of a plant adapted to grow under dry conditions | x | {xerophyt}ically | 17%
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| scientists dealing with the geographical distribution of animals | z | zoogeographers | 13%
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| thrillingly; amazingly; astonishingly; excitingly | b | breathtakingly | 4%
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