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How many English words do you know?
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Allison Wright (X)
Allison Wright (X)  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 05:55
38,700 Jul 28, 2011

(Native English speaker, other English-speaking country).

The words I cannot give any definition for, or explain to anyone:

sedulous, vibrissae
adumbrate, polymath, lothario, caitiff, epigone, oneiromancy, pabulum, tatterdamalian, cantle, estivation, clerisy, sparge, opsimath, pule, hypnopompic, williwaw and terpsichorean.

Some of course, are screaming out for "nonsense definitions" w... See more
(Native English speaker, other English-speaking country).

The words I cannot give any definition for, or explain to anyone:

sedulous, vibrissae
adumbrate, polymath, lothario, caitiff, epigone, oneiromancy, pabulum, tatterdamalian, cantle, estivation, clerisy, sparge, opsimath, pule, hypnopompic, williwaw and terpsichorean.

Some of course, are screaming out for "nonsense definitions" which can be fun for those of us who, like Shakespeare, have "little Latin and small Greek". ▲ Collapse
 
Neil Coffey
Neil Coffey  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:55
French to English
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@Stanislav Jul 28, 2011

Stanislaw Czech wrote:
I wonder what would be result if to include legal terminology.


I suspect that c. 20,000 words for a second language speaker without a Romance language background is actually not bad at all.
 
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