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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Succinct
Concise, clear and to the point
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Flippant
Treat serious things lightly
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Affront
Action that causes offence
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Irony
Stating the opposite of what is true
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Indifferent
Absence of interest
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Imbue
Inspire or fill with feeling
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Sundry
Various items not but important
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Lampoon
Humorously criticising someone or somethingÂ
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Incongruous
Not in harmony or in keeping with the surroundings
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Ridicule
Unkind words, to make fun of someone
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Dissident
A person who opposes official policy
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Putative
Assumed to be, or generally accepted
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Integrity
Honest and strong morals
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Obstetric
Related to childbirth and associated processes
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Paediatric
Branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases
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Gynaecology
Diseases specific to women, especially reproduction
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Orthopaedics
Branch of medicine correcting bones and muscles
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