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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Exoteric
Understood by the general public. Words that everyone understands. Intended for more than a selected minority
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Esoteric
Understood only by a small number of people with a specialised knowledge
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Doldrums
A state of calm or stagnation. No activity
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Litigate
Legal action. Brought before a court of law
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Jaundiced
1. Affected by jaundice; 2 Having bad or negative views
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Prow
The pointed front part of the ship
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Bow (Of a Ship)
The pointed front part of the ship
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Stripling
A young man, not yet an adult
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Refractory
Stubborn or unmanageable; resisting control
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Homogeneous
Of the same kind, similar and uniform
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Amorphous
Without a clearly defined shape or form
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Bemused
Puzzled, slightly confused or bewildered
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Haughty
Unfriendly – considering yourself better than others
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Repertoire
Stock of plays, songs, dances etc, that a company or performer knows and can perform
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Somnolent
Causing sleep or making someone sleepy
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Pensive
Plunged in thought, thinking seriously about something
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Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival
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