Schmies Vocabulary Test

I just found the Schmies Vocabulary Test. I scored a respectable 178 out of 200. As a teenager, I read much of Chambers Dictionary, which has left me with a large vocabulary.

The Vocabulary Test is riddled with abstruse words. Mostly, I eschew recondite words from my writing. Unfamiliar words can show that I have many words at my command, and they can fail to communicate my meaning. I prefer to keep my writing clear. Sometimes, however, precise writing calls for precise words, and only the mot juste will do.