The Ultimate Vocabulary Test

All possible test results

Ignoramus

Hmm... Somebody skipped a few questions. Or maybe more than a few. I wonder who. You fall into the "Better to keep silent and have everyone assume you are an idiot than to open your mouth and remov... Read more

Semi-literate

While you appear to have a basic grasp of English vocabulary, you might want to avoid Pynchon and Joyce for the time being. In fact, anything more erudite than Us Weekly would probably be a step up. Read more

Pundit

While you can probably hold your own at the local book club, and even impress the rubes on cable news with your four-syllable words, you might want to stay away from the underground, high-stakes vocab... Read more

Scholar

You've clearly done more than your share of serious reading. Your erudition, I'm sure, is the source of no small amount of pride... and probably a fair smattering of vanity and condescension as well.... Read more

Philosopher King

Ascend now to the rarefied heights of sagacity, O wizard of vocabulary! You have surmounted this seemingly redoubtable inquisition. That, or you cheated and used a dictionary. Either way, you're bo... Read more