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by cduan 5446 days ago
I didn't see any science-related words when I took the test. Not sure if this is because of the process by which they made the word lists, or because there truly are not many common science-related words.
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At http://testyourvocab.com/details.php#which_sample they explain how they chose the words the test is based on:

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Too limited. Words that are specifically American or British (in meaning or spelling), or slang, or scientific/medical, or anything labeled archaic, or anything else that isn't part of broad, general English. Also, no animals or ingredients, which depend too much on where you live.

>or anything else that isn't part of broad, general English

So scientific words aren't general English? This suggests that the authors don't think anyone ever talks about science?