I polled 23 fifth graders today. I had written the word Slovenly on the white board. I told them that I post on a vocabulary board on the internet, and that one of my fellow poster's husbands had said that slovenly was a rare word most people wouldn't understand. I then asked them what they thought "slovenly" meant. 13 fifth graders aid, "Sloppy." Several said, "Inappropriate." And there were some other incorrect responses. Still, 13 were correct. That should do the trick, huh, belMarduk?