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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.

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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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Complacent
Smug and self-satisfied
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Conversant
To be familiar with and knowledgeable about something
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Conceit
Unprovable estimation of one's worth or ability
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Deference
Show respect yielding to judgement of another
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Manifest
To show, become visible or obvious. clearly true
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Contemporary
Occurring now, existing in the present
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Effusive
Express Pleasure, gratitude or approval in an enthusiastic way
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Bureaucracy
Excessively complicated administration process
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Elucidate
To make clear and easy to understand
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Gregarious
Fond of company; enjoys being with other people
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Idiosyncrasy
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Ingenuous
Innocent and unsuspecting, honest, sincere and trusting
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Mandatory
Required by law, compulsory
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Misdemeanor
A minor wrong doing
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Astute
Clever/ Cunning. Able to understand a situation quickly and take advantage
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Futile
Pointless, having no effect; achieving nothing
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Mitigate
To make less severe
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Legislation
A law or set of laws made by the government 
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Contempt
1. A feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless. 2. Disobedience or open disrespect for the rules of a court
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Despise
To deeply dislike
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