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In another life, Taylor was an English teacher. I just know it.

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These 13 Difficult Words All Appear In Taylor Swift Songs — And I'll Be Absolutely Baffled If You Can Guess What They Mean

Taylor Swift Vocabulary Quiz

This Taylor Swift Vocabulary Test Is Soooo Hard, I'm 98% Certain You Won't Pass

I swear, in another life, Taylor was an English teacher. Because some of the words she uses in her music are far from common knowledge. So, Swiftie or not, it's time to test your vocabulary!

If You Know What These 13 Super Complex Words Mean, You're Either A Swiftie Or An Actual Genius

If you'd like a little bonus, you can also guess what songs they're from.

"A dwindling mercurial high" is a lyric from "illicit affairs."

"The goddess of timing once found us beguiling" is a lyric from "Peter."

"And when that sky rains fire on you, and you're persona non grata" is a lyric from "The Albatross."

"Down in the park, honey, making a lark of the misery" is a lyric from "dorothea."

"Hey December, guess I'm feeling unmoored" is from "evermore."

"Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see" is from "But Daddy I Love Him."

"Rivulets descend my plastic smile" is from "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys."

"Your Midas touch on the Chevy door" is from "champagne problems."

"If long-suffering propriety is what they want from me" is a lyric from "But Daddy I Love Him."

"Now and then she rereads the manuscript of the entire torrid affair" is from "The Manuscript."

"The dominoes cascaded in a line" is from "Mastermind."

"Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me" is from "the lakes."

"I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care" is a lyric from "Mastermind."

Don't feel bad about not doing too well, because let's face it: Taylor is an absolute lyrical genius and we're all just learning from her. So you tried, and that's what matters!

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Who uses typewriters anyway?

You had some slip-ups here and there, and if this were an actual English test, you wouldn't technically pass — but in my books, you still did all right. Because Taylor's vocabulary is truly out of this world, and we can't possibly match her.

Getting there!

Maybe you're a Swiftie, but you just don't really read into her lyrics too much. Or maybe you're a non-Swiftie who has a pretty average vocabulary. There's no shame in either — you still did pretty well!

Not too shabby!

I'm not sure whether you're just a huge Swiftie who deduced what these words mean based on her music, or if you're just an English nerd. But either way, you killed it, and I'm impressed.

Straight from The Tortured Poets Department!

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These 13 Difficult Words All Appear In Taylor Swift Songs — And I'll Be Absolutely Baffled If You Can Guess What They Mean

We all know Taylor Swift's vocabulary is incredible — that's why she's our modern day Shakespeare. And today, we're here to prove it. All of the terms you're about to see are from Taylor Swift songs, and you'll have to tell me the closest synonym for each. It's harder than it looks, so good luck!

How'd you do? Any other words or phrases from Taylor Swift songs that you didn't know at first? Tell us in the comments below. And check out BuzzFeed Canada on TikTok and Instagram for more Taylor content!