Someone sent me a vocabulary test to help fight world hunger

[Obamanaut]

I was sent this site for free rice (not for me, but as a project to fight world hunger)

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

And then I copied this info from their “about” page


<snip>

FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, Poverty.com.
FreeRice has two goals:
Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on this site.
Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.
Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you.
<end of page>

[EFerrari]

1. That site is fun and gave me a bout of tendonitis last year.

lol

:)

[ChazII]

2. The students

at my elementary school visited this site many times. Not only were they happy to learn new words they provided food as well.

[BlooInBloo]

3. That's a cute one. My fav tho is the vocab site that places you in a "level"....

according to some sort of equilibrium-metric.

EDIT: No, I don't remember what site it was, unfortunately.

[Orrex]

4. Fun game, but it quizzed me on "reconnoiter" about one time in five

Curious!

[lonestarnot]

5. Ohs nos!

I love it!

[hfojvt]

6. where the heck do they get some of these words?

So many of them had me saying :wtf: and yet I was able to guess correctly about 95% of the time. About the easiest word I got was alimentary. It was alimentary my dear watson.

[Orrex]

7. That's not what it means

"Aliment" refers to the scope of one's intention, especially in regards to speech.

For example: "Aliment to say was 'good morning,' but instead I said 'good morning, you buffoon.'"


:rofl:

[Sal Minella]

8. No, it's from square dancing....

"Aliment with your old left hand,
Right to your partner, right and left grand,
Promenade...."

[Orrex]

11. That's a new one for me. I also thought that it might mean a sad song

"Aliment for the dearly departed," for instance.

[Sal Minella]

12. Or part of Useful Rules for Living --

When life gives you aliment, make limentade.

Or foodstuffs spread out now and then for a feast -- A Periodic Table of Aliments.

[Orrex]

14. There's another obscure one regarding oral hygiene:

"Aliment's good for is freshening your breath."

[Sal Minella]

15. Also descriptive of love of sport, ala "The Big Lebowski" --

The bowling aliment more to him than his own home.

[Orrex]

16. Oooh! That's a good one!

:rofl:

[Sal Minella]

17. Also, there's a song.....

a, b, c, d, e, f, g,

h, i, j, k, aliment, o, p.............

[ZombieHorde]

9. I see many of these words when playing RPG's.

[Orrex]

10. I refuse to associate with any civilian who uses Rocket Propelled Grenades

You anarchist.

[babylonsister]

20. Isn't that an ear canal?

:shrug:

[Sal Minella]

23. Are you thinking You(station)Tube???

[babylonsister]

24. No, I remember ear canal from my youth, which is probably

why I didn't excel in biology class! :D For some reason, I remember the ears being connected somehow.

alimentary canal
n.
The mucous membrane-lined tube of the digestive system that extends from the mouth to the anus and through which food passes, digestion takes place, and wastes are eliminated; it includes the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Also called alimentary tract, digestive tract.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. Watch out though - it's addictive! nt

[Gabi Hayes]

18. really....45 minutes

5840 grains of rice

[JerseygirlCT]

25. I like how you get a chance to redo the ones you muck up

It always bugs me to miss one. So I like a chance to redeem myself!

[Maraya1969]

19. Here's another one I try and click on when I scroll down my favorites

http://www.therainforestsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces

It helps save the rainforest.

[barbtries]

21. that was kind of fun

i donated 1360 grains of rice.

[bdamomma]

22. great site.

they have something like this for pets too. but this site does not seem to be working.

http://www.freekibbles.com

[tbyg52]

26. Nooooo! Why'd you tell me this........?

I gotta do the Election News, not play a vocabulary game....! ;)