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Vocabulary Word Flash Cards

 

Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.

If you get stuck, press "mnemonic" to show an image that should help you remember.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.

Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.

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Sheepish
Showing or feeling embarrassment, especially after doing something wrong or foolish
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Aberration
Departure from the normal
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Meagre
Small in quantity
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Benevolent
kindly
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Bogus
false or not true
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Cosmopolitan
from all parts of the world
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Fissure
split in the rock
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Bulwark
A defensive wall of earth or other material
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Inveigle
Entice; persuade to do something
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Masticate
To chew food
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Eulogy
speech or writing in praise of person
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Sham
Someone or something false
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Mellifluous
Sweet sounding
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Militant
Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a cause
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Bagatelle
A mere trifle; something of little value or importance.
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Schmooze (verb)
to talk casually and socially with someone
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Crony
a close friend or companion
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Besmear
smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance
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Variegated
Alter in apperance, especially by adding different colours
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Bugbear
a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation
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