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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Rudimentary
Simple or not well developed
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Wherewithal
The money necessary for a particular purpose. The means with which to do something
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Colloquialism
Informal word or expression more suitable in speech than in writing
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Predisposed
To be more likely. Inclined to a particular attitude, action or condition
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Cavort
To leap and dance about excitedly
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Dudgeon
A feeling of intense anger
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Orchestrate
To organise something the way you want it
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Sonorous
Giving off a deep and pleasant sound
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Apolitical
Not interested or involved in politics
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Harbinger
A Person who signals the approach of another or an event
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Suborn
To bribe someone to do an unlawful thing
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Dearth
Scarcity or lack of something
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Gird
Encircle body with belt. To tie something around your body; surround, encircle
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Rancour
Feelings of hate and continuing anger
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Adjunct
Added information, something added to another thing but not essential
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Cadence
The regular rise and fall of sound be it voice or music
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Beleaguer
To cause lots of problems or difficulties for someone or something
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Reiterate
Repeat (Often excessively)
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Sanctity
The state of being very important and deserving respect. Also meaning sacredness, Holiness
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