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| Author: | Akbar71 [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
ERIC wrote: Usurer Chintzy Klatch Expunge Minuscule Politic Sigil Melliferous Icterus Resupinate We were extremely disappointed with the first distractor "Politic." I don't remember the exact wording, but we looked it up in several online dictionaries after the game and arguments can certainly be made for either choice 1 or 2. Judging by the final scores and the relative simplicity of the rest of the game, I can only assume that others out there agreed with us. |
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| Author: | Dante [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
Akbar71 wrote: ERIC wrote: Usurer Chintzy Klatch Expunge Minuscule Politic Sigil Melliferous Icterus Resupinate We were extremely disappointed with the first distractor "Politic." I don't remember the exact wording, but we looked it up in several online dictionaries after the game and arguments can certainly be made for either choice 1 or 2. Judging by the final scores and the relative simplicity of the rest of the game, I can only assume that others out there agreed with us. Agreed. That one made me rather angry. |
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| Author: | MitchWolf [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
ERIC wrote: Usurer Chintzy Klatch Expunge Minuscule Politic Sigil Melliferous Icterus Resupinate Chintzy has two definitions among the answers - cheap (the given answer) and gaudy |
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| Author: | Akbar71 [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
MitchWolf wrote: Chintzy has two definitions among the answers - cheap (the given answer) and gaudy Yep. Pretty poorly written game, I'd say. It's a shame, as it has been an enjoyable game lately. |
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| Author: | TomD [ Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
MitchWolf wrote: ERIC wrote: Usurer Chintzy Klatch Expunge Minuscule Politic Sigil Melliferous Icterus Resupinate Chintzy has two definitions among the answers - cheap (the given answer) and gaudy Agreed. Gaudy should not have been a choice. My apologies to anyone who missed that. |
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| Author: | Dante [ Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Words List for August 10, 2011 |
ERIC wrote: Politic is what I tanked on.. Had #1 the entire way :/. Luckily I didn't fall for gaudy on chintzy.. A remote understanding of the etymology of politic would have led people away from that "correct" answer. Crafty and unscrupulous is about the most infrequent use of the word possible. I found that to be worse than the gaudy duplicate, and think it benefited Googlers more than anything. |
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