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verbal IQ

a broad measure of verbal ability as obtained on standardized intelligence tests and affected by native verbal skills, experience, education, test taking skills, and test motivation. See IQ.

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homesickness

homesickness

n. a feeling of intense sadness and longing caused by absence from one’s home or native land. See also nostalgia. —homesick adj.