Peter Schmies's Word Classification Test

Published online with permission from the author
Maintained by Darryl Miyaguchi

 

11/1/97 Added text version of test.
10/27/97 Also offer my score on the ISPE vocab 'A' test.
10/23/97 Bug (in my HTML, not in Selena Sol's script)! Reported by Nainan Kovoor. Problems 77 and 78, if answered incorrectly, would increment the "unanswered" count; also the script would not notify you that you had answered these questions incorrectly, although the total score remained okay. The proper behavior occurred if the questions were answered correctly.

Problems 177 and 178, if answered correctly, would increment the "unanswered" count; also the total score would not be incremented. The proper behavior occurred if the questions were answered incorrectly. People who took the auto-score version of this test have been notified: there is a possibility that their score should be increased by up to 2 points.

10/21/97 cgi script for automatic scoring is installed.
10/16/97 Problem 79: should be 'diffuse,' not duffuse. Thanks to sharp-eyed logophile, Patrick Wahl.

Decide whether these words are either (almost) the same or (almost) opposite in meaning. Don't use any reference materials. There is no deduction for wrong answers; this form makes it possible to optionally mark wild guesses for your own reference. There is also a text version of this test, for those who might have problems with the large form the auto-score version uses.

The test is a little less colorful than it used to be -- on the other hand, you can now press a button and have it score automatically.

If you would like to see your name in print, email me with your name, score, and link to your website. I will post the top 100 scores (assuming I get that many responses!).

There is no IQ ranking for this test. However, I can offer you my own score, which is 165 correct. If I assume that I can rank my score on this test similarly to my rankings on the ISPE Vocabulary Tests 'A' and 'B' (respectively published in The Ultimate IQ Challenge, by Feenstra, Carter, and Harding, ISBN 0-7063-7232-8 and in The Ultimate IQ Book, by the same authors, ISBN 0-7063-7148-8), then that places 165 correct at the 99.9th (according to vocab 'A') or the 99.8th (according to vocab 'B') percentile in the general adult population. My scores have been remarkably consistent on these types of tests, if the experiences of others are any indication of typical score variations.

If you can match or beat my score, there is a very good chance that you would qualify for one of the 'higher IQ' societies at the 99th percentile, and at least a fair chance that you would qualify for one at 99.9th percentile.

 

  1  whit              iota             same   opposite   wild guess
  2  convene           muster           same   opposite   wild guess
  3  seamy             agreeable        same   opposite   wild guess
  4  minion            myrmidon         same   opposite   wild guess
  5  perspicuous       enigmatic        same   opposite   wild guess
  6  tumult            babel            same   opposite   wild guess
  7  boredom           doldrums         same   opposite   wild guess
  8  inimical          antagonistic     same   opposite   wild guess
  9  desuetude         disuse           same   opposite   wild guess
 10  dodge             subterfuge       same   opposite   wild guess
 11  adminicular       corroborative    same   opposite   wild guess
 12  tautology         pleonasm         same   opposite   wild guess
 13  diplomatic        gauche           same   opposite   wild guess
 14  expose            ensconce         same   opposite   wild guess
 15  jejune            sophisticated    same   opposite   wild guess
 16  tempestuous       halcyon          same   opposite   wild guess
 17  haptic            tactile          same   opposite   wild guess
 18  busybody          quidnunc         same   opposite   wild guess
 19  glabrous          hirsute          same   opposite   wild guess
 20  overlap           imbricate        same   opposite   wild guess
 21  gnomic            pithy            same   opposite   wild guess
 22  vituperate        eulogize         same   opposite   wild guess
 23  benevolence       altruism         same   opposite   wild guess
 24  moisten           desiccate        same   opposite   wild guess
 25  predictable       erratic          same   opposite   wild guess

 26  energetic         zippy            same   opposite   wild guess
 27  vindicate         exculpate        same   opposite   wild guess
 28  apocryphal        authentic        same   opposite   wild guess
 29  splice            sever            same   opposite   wild guess
 30  rigorous          draconian        same   opposite   wild guess
 31  hornswoggle       bamboozle        same   opposite   wild guess
 32  exhume            disinter         same   opposite   wild guess
 33  pristine          spoilt           same   opposite   wild guess
 34  mealy-mouthed     outspoken        same   opposite   wild guess
 35  complaisant       churlish         same   opposite   wild guess
 36  oscillate         vacillate        same   opposite   wild guess
 37  allay             aggravate        same   opposite   wild guess
 38  imminent          impending        same   opposite   wild guess
 39  pyknic            ectomorphic      same   opposite   wild guess
 40  authorization     fiat             same   opposite   wild guess
 41  substitute        succedaneum      same   opposite   wild guess
 42  weaken            enervate         same   opposite   wild guess
 43  mellifluous       vitriolic        same   opposite   wild guess
 44  brag              gasconade        same   opposite   wild guess
 45  pernickety        finicky          same   opposite   wild guess
 46  truckle           withstand        same   opposite   wild guess
 47  disproportionate  commensurate     same   opposite   wild guess
 48  exalt             ennoble          same   opposite   wild guess
 49  staccato          legato           same   opposite   wild guess
 50  dragoon           coerce           same   opposite   wild guess

 51  inanity           fatuity          same   opposite   wild guess
 52  agrypnia          insomnia         same   opposite   wild guess
 53  heinous           nefarious        same   opposite   wild guess
 54  reverence         contumely        same   opposite   wild guess
 55  dependable        staunch          same   opposite   wild guess
 56  gusto             zest             same   opposite   wild guess
 57  ventral           dorsal           same   opposite   wild guess
 58  spendthrift       skinflint        same   opposite   wild guess
 59  undaunted         intrepid         same   opposite   wild guess
 60  dale              glen             same   opposite   wild guess
 61  fickle            flighty          same   opposite   wild guess
 62  nonchalant        detached         same   opposite   wild guess
 63  unusual           wonted           same   opposite   wild guess
 64  reticent          garrulous        same   opposite   wild guess
 65  hebetate          blunt            same   opposite   wild guess
 66  indurate          callous          same   opposite   wild guess
 67  shrewdness        gumption         same   opposite   wild guess
 68  rejoice           bewail           same   opposite   wild guess
 69  tarnish           polish           same   opposite   wild guess
 70  peculate          defalcate        same   opposite   wild guess
 71  plebeian          patrician        same   opposite   wild guess
 72  dour              genial           same   opposite   wild guess
 73  union             schism           same   opposite   wild guess
 74  amelioration      deterioration    same   opposite   wild guess
 75  condense          inspissate       same   opposite   wild guess

 76  excitable         combustible      same   opposite   wild guess
 77  imperious         deferential      same   opposite   wild guess
 78  sensible          giddy            same   opposite   wild guess
 79  disperse          diffuse          same   opposite   wild guess
 80  elate             exhilarate       same   opposite   wild guess
 81  gingerly          cautious         same   opposite   wild guess
 82  disinterested     biased           same   opposite   wild guess
 83  torpid            agile            same   opposite   wild guess
 84  nimiety           paucity          same   opposite   wild guess
 85  perturb           disconcert       same   opposite   wild guess
 86  unravel           extricate        same   opposite   wild guess
 87  humble            bumptious        same   opposite   wild guess
 88  exiguous          scanty           same   opposite   wild guess
 89  abominate         venerate         same   opposite   wild guess
 90  fluvial           potamic          same   opposite   wild guess
 91  impair            enfeeble         same   opposite   wild guess
 92  tousled           disheveled       same   opposite   wild guess
 93  plethora          dearth           same   opposite   wild guess
 94  amiable           cantankerous     same   opposite   wild guess
 95  enliven           invigorate       same   opposite   wild guess
 96  precocial         altricial        same   opposite   wild guess
 97  thewy             brawny           same   opposite   wild guess
 98  imprecise         scrupulous       same   opposite   wild guess
 99  dirge             threnody         same   opposite   wild guess
100  cunctator         procrastinator   same   opposite   wild guess

101  anfractuous       circuitous       same   opposite   wild guess
102  remiss            negligent        same   opposite   wild guess
103  platitude         bromide          same   opposite   wild guess
104  contango          backwardation    same   opposite   wild guess
105  benumb            animate          same   opposite   wild guess
106  headlong          tantivy          same   opposite   wild guess
107  emollient         astringent       same   opposite   wild guess
108  brook             tolerate         same   opposite   wild guess
109  Croesus           Dives            same   opposite   wild guess
110  salmagundi        gallimaufry      same   opposite   wild guess
111  melancholic       antithalian      same   opposite   wild guess
112  hamstring         facilitate       same   opposite   wild guess
113  encourage         hearten          same   opposite   wild guess
114  clamor            din              same   opposite   wild guess
115  concave           gibbous          same   opposite   wild guess
116  miscegenation     apartheid        same   opposite   wild guess
117  entente           discord          same   opposite   wild guess
118  impromptu         extempore        same   opposite   wild guess
119  irrefragable      confutable       same   opposite   wild guess
120  etiolate          whiten           same   opposite   wild guess
121  homothermic       poikilothermic   same   opposite   wild guess
122  clemency          acrimony         same   opposite   wild guess
123  ruddy             sallow           same   opposite   wild guess
124  ostracize         blackball        same   opposite   wild guess
125  avert             deflect          same   opposite   wild guess

126  refractory        tractable        same   opposite   wild guess
127  stentorian        murmurous        same   opposite   wild guess
128  dissimulation     hypocrisy        same   opposite   wild guess
129  emaciated         obese            same   opposite   wild guess
130  stolid            effusive         same   opposite   wild guess
131  dazzling          foudroyant       same   opposite   wild guess
132  lethargic         supine           same   opposite   wild guess
133  excruciating      agonizing        same   opposite   wild guess
134  trefa             kosher           same   opposite   wild guess
135  insouciance       misgiving        same   opposite   wild guess
136  educe             elicit           same   opposite   wild guess
137  lief              fain             same   opposite   wild guess
138  dastardly         craven           same   opposite   wild guess
139  join              colligate        same   opposite   wild guess
140  nugatory          precious         same   opposite   wild guess
141  sapid             insipid          same   opposite   wild guess
142  apotheosis        glorification    same   opposite   wild guess
143  humility          hauteur          same   opposite   wild guess
144  impassive         composed         same   opposite   wild guess
145  safe              precarious       same   opposite   wild guess
146  diaphoretic       sudorific        same   opposite   wild guess
147  seditious         obedient         same   opposite   wild guess
148  attractive        rebarbative      same   opposite   wild guess
149  sumptuous         opulent          same   opposite   wild guess
150  tenuous           substantial      same   opposite   wild guess

151  propitiate        conciliate       same   opposite   wild guess
152  apopemptic        valedictory      same   opposite   wild guess
153  prospective       quondam          same   opposite   wild guess
154  referendum        plebiscite       same   opposite   wild guess
155  clandestine       surreptitious    same   opposite   wild guess
156  opaque            pellucid         same   opposite   wild guess
157  shut              dehisce          same   opposite   wild guess
158  esoteric          arcane           same   opposite   wild guess
159  fifth columnist   collaborationist same   opposite   wild guess
160  conduce           obstruct         same   opposite   wild guess
161  litotes           meiosis          same   opposite   wild guess
162  reclusive         gregarious       same   opposite   wild guess
163  nonplus           perplex          same   opposite   wild guess
164  concinnity        harmony          same   opposite   wild guess
165  favela            slum             same   opposite   wild guess
166  assent            demur            same   opposite   wild guess
167  hybrid vigor      heterosis        same   opposite   wild guess
168  decontaminate     pollute          same   opposite   wild guess
169  extended          compendious      same   opposite   wild guess
170  rampant           unrestrained     same   opposite   wild guess
171  aporia            dubiety          same   opposite   wild guess
172  fragrant          mephitic         same   opposite   wild guess
173  obliterate        expunge          same   opposite   wild guess
174  telamones         atlantes         same   opposite   wild guess
175  revile            inveigh          same   opposite   wild guess

176  spurn             embrace          same   opposite   wild guess
177  panache           swagger          same   opposite   wild guess
178  decamp            vamoose          same   opposite   wild guess
179  intermittent      incessant        same   opposite   wild guess
180  pollyanna         pessimist        same   opposite   wild guess
181  universal         catholic         same   opposite   wild guess
182  licentious        lewd             same   opposite   wild guess
183  habituate         inure            same   opposite   wild guess
184  fuliginous        brilliant        same   opposite   wild guess
185  pretermit         omit             same   opposite   wild guess
186  affranchise       enslave          same   opposite   wild guess
187  fanciful          chimerical       same   opposite   wild guess
188  demulcent         soothing         same   opposite   wild guess
189  ephemeral         evanescent       same   opposite   wild guess
190  disburse          expend           same   opposite   wild guess
191  completed         incipient        same   opposite   wild guess
192  ornate            austere          same   opposite   wild guess
193  jeu d'esprit      witticism        same   opposite   wild guess
194  essential         sine qua non     same   opposite   wild guess
195  equivocal         ambiguous        same   opposite   wild guess
196  incapacitate      enable           same   opposite   wild guess
197  exasperate        exacerbate       same   opposite   wild guess
198  gawky             ungainly         same   opposite   wild guess
199  genuine           factitious       same   opposite   wild guess
200  bedeck            adorn            same   opposite   wild guess

 

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