Word Test 585

Improve Your Vocabulary

There is nothing more important in life than being able to master the power of communication. A good vocabulary is a like driving a car with rocket fuel instead of leaded gasoline. Words can power your career into high gear and increase your understanding of others.

From 2002-2014 we posted our Word of the Day and subsequently our Weekend Word Tests for 650 Consecutive Weeks or 12 ½ years, to help our viewers improve and expand their vocabulary. If you are serious about improving your vocabulary, our Word Test Library will challenge you to learn words you may never have known existed.

For the Week ending 05/10/13

Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.

the ship's weight (equal to the weight of the water displaced.)

The titanic's _______ was 66,000 tons.

length of six feet (span of a man's outstretched hands)

Each mark on the sounding line measured one _______ of depth.

drain hole in the deck or bulwark

When the huge wave flooded the deck, water drained off through the _______.

angle of an object clockwise from true north

The _______ of Northeast from true north is 45°.

to examine or consider in a casual or cursory manner

I usually like to _______ a book before purchasing it.

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We would like to thank Dr. Andrew Jamieson, MD, of Vancouver, Washington for his articulate contribution of words he supplied for the many years he served as our "eHappyLife Word Specialist."