| Hint | Word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Of languages | Linguistic | 87%
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| Having a talent for painting pictures | Artistic | 86%
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| Become irrationally furious | Go {ballistic} | 84%
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| Numerical result, usually from a population sample | Statistic | 80%
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| Having a belief in a positive future | Optimistic | 79%
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| Type of medicine based on natural remedies, eg naturopathy | Holistic | 66%
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| Pleasure-seeking | Hedonistic | 64%
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| Having a belief in accepting things as they are | Realistic | 59%
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| In the style of Monet, Renoir, Degas | Impressionistic | 51%
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| Having a belief in a perfect world | Idealistic | 43%
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| Devoted to others' welfare | Altruistic | 40%
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| Using a gentle word for a difficult concept, eg "pass away" for "die" | Euphemistic | 38%
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| Self-harming | Masochistic | 34%
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| Supportive of exclusive control of market commodities | Monopolistic | 29%
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| Hostile, oppositional, unfriendly | Antagonistic | 26%
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| Acting like a benevolent, maybe controlling, parent towards others | Paternalistic | 22%
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| Showing independence in thought and action | Individualistic | 17%
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| Arrogantly asserting the superiority of your nationality or gender | Chauvinistic | 14%
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| Zealously promoting a cause, often a religion | Evangelistic | 8%
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| Seeking to impose one's values on others | Moralistic | 2%
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