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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Rheumy
Having watery eyes (eyes that are full of rheum)
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Obdurate
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
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Rural
Of or relating to the countryside rather than the town
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Suburb
An outlying part of a town or city
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Impassive
Not feeling or showing any emotion
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Problematic
Posing a problem; Full of difficulties
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Assuage
Relieve, ease; make milder or less severe
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Recant
To withdraw a statement or belief; To admit something you said was not true
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Fortitude
Courage in pain or in difficulty, especially over a long period
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Morose
Unhappy, sulky, gloomy, sad and unwilling to speak or smile
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Stoic
A person experiencing pain without showing feelings and without complaint
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Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual way
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Prose
Written and spoken language in its ordinary form rather than poetry
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Prosaic
Everyday, commonplace, dull and uninteresting
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Parlance
Words used by a particular group of people (especially those with a particular job or interest)
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Alchemy
Concerned with the transformation of matter, e.g the changing of ordinary metals into gold
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Rote
Learning things by repeating them
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