Faces, Pages and Places

Came across an interesting site some time ago, forgot about it for awhile, but now that it has crept back into my conscious, I thought I’d introduce it to you guys. Basically, it’s a game of sorts whereby you are given a word and you are to choose, from a list of four, the word that most closely parallels it in meaning. In other words (har har), it’s a vocabulary challenge.

The fun thing about it is that they’ve grouped words into several “levels” according to their difficulty (i.e. their rarity) so that you can gauge how good you are and not attempt to learn words that are too bizarre for you. Progress is made to subsequent levels when you accomplish 3 correct answers in a row, but you lose a level if you make just 1 mistake.

Coolest thing is that for each correct word you choose, a donation of 20 grains of rice is made through the United Nations. I know it doesn’t sound much, but play it and before you know it, you would have amassed quite a significant contribution. Gets a little repetitive after awhile, but it sure beats reading the dictionary during your spare time. Ahem. And it’s a nice way to do some charity (size does not matter here folks) and to promote awareness regarding poverty. An awesome idea and a worthy cause, so check it out!