Word Nerd Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Nice job on Word Nerd, everyone! It was a really hard one! We’ll go a little easier next time!

Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

3,570 people took the quiz.
177 people scored 100%!
The question most people (93%) got right was…#13!
The question most people missed (only 45% got it right) was…#10.

ANSWERS

Q.3

fastidious; finicky

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Q.4

rollick; frolic

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Q.5

apathy; lambaste

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Q.6

ubiquitous; scarce

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Q.7

ardent; zealous

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Q.8

chaparral; thicket

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Q.9

emollient; ebullient

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Q.10

languorous; verbose

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Q.11

inscrutable; demonstrable

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Q.12

paradigm; archetype

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Q.13

lout; gentleman

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Q.14

wanton; enigmatic

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Q.15

anecdote; narrative

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Q.16

abridge; protract

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Q.17

apathy; ennui

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Q.18

seraphic; diabolical

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Q.19

obsequious; infallible

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Q.20

furtive; surreptitious

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Q.21

implicit; tacit

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Q.22

antidote; remedy

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WINNERS

The first place winner is…Christine B.!
The second place winner is…E.C.!
The third place winner is…Pat T.!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!