Sci-Fi makes you smarter

[sunnyskywalker]

I tried out one of the popular student pastimes, FreeRice.com. They give you vocabulary questions, and for each one you get right, 20 grains of rice goes to the UN World Food Program.

Two of my words:

cavil
coruscate

Thanks to Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars, I know these

Comments

[sodzilla]

...I presume "froward" does not mean "in the direction of a big, flamboyant hairdo", so what DOES it mean?

*makes mental note to try the quiz*

[sunnyskywalker]

Obstinate, stubbornly disobedient, that sort of thing. But you've got a great definition too :D

[lyore]

Ooh, never seen that site!

I keep getting to level 45 and then loosing it... I can see this getting addictive quickly.

[sunnyskywalker]

So many interesting words! It's a good thing I only have so much lunch break :D

[plasticinecupid]

Lol. Yeah, that site is amazing. I'd kinda forgotten about it, so thanks for the reminder.