Know Your Enemy

Idiot < Imbecile < Moron 

Binet Scale of Human Intelligence
IQ Score	Original Name	Modern Term
Over 140	Genius or Near-Genius
120 - 139	Very Superior
110 - 119	Superior
90 - 109	Average or Normal
80 - 89	Dull	Dull Normal
70 - 79	Borderline Deficiency	Mild
50 - 69	Moron	Moderate
20 - 49	Imbecile	Severe
Below 20	Idiot	Profound

I didn't know there was a hierarchy to these words. I will be grateful the next time someone calls me a moron instead of an idiot.

See also: [ So You Go Spastic Over The Word Retard ]

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