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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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Homily
A short sermon. Advice about how someone should behave. Religious speech offering moral correction
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Redeem
Save from evil. To make something that is bad better. To buy or get back
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Servile
Too eager to serve. Having the characteristics of a slave
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Ceramic
Material made of clay and permanently hardened by heat
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Artefact
An object of historical interest, such as an ancient pot or tool usually handmade by humans
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Artisan
A skilled worker (especially one who makes things by hand)
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Veneer
A thin layer or sheet of material
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Vista
A beautiful view, especially from a high position
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Skittish
Relating to an Animal: Easily Scared. Relating to a human: playful, not serious; unpredictable
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Paramilitary
Organised like a military force but not official. Examples include the IRA and UDA.
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Advocacy
Act of supporting a cause or proposal; putting forward a case on someone else's behalf
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Ensue
Happen or occur soon after and as a result of another event
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Disdain
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of consideration or respect
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Bile
Very angry feelings, words or behaviour
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Hauteur
Proud haughtiness or arrogance of manner; loftiness; self-importance
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Misnomer
A wrong or inaccurate name
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Impassioned
Having great emotion; showing intense feeling
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Critique
A detailed analysis of something. A written examination and judgement of a persons work
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Belie
To give a false impression. To represent something falsely
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Repository
A place where things are stored
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