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.
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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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Perspicuous
Clear and understandable
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Forsake
Abandon or leave. To quit or leave entirely
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Ecclesiastic
A member of the clergy/a priest
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Procure
Obtain something, to get something, to bring about
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Erroneous
Containing error; Wrong
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Remission
Reduction in severity of illness, debt, charge or penalty
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Retrench
Spend less money or reduce costs. To cut down or diminish
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Abscond
Teave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from the law
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Absolve
Grant Pardon, declare someone free of guilt, punishment or blame
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Ambivalence
contradictory feelings about something or someone. Yes and No.
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Superficial
On the surface does not think deeply
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Subjugate
To bring under complete control. To defeat and gain control using force
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Browbeat
Threaten or persuade forcefully. Bully
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Cantankerous
Bad tempered, argumentative
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Imminent
Likely to occur at any moment
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Protagonist
The leading character. A leader of a cause
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Kindred
Your relatives, or other things that are connected or related
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Retrospect
Review past events and think about them differently
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Abate
Become less intense. To reduce in amount. Lessen or diminish
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