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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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Glutinous
Like glue in texture; sticky.
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Gastronomy
The art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food
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Eminent
notable, distinguished
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Tart
1 Sharpe or acid in taste 2. Cutting, bitter or sarcastic in relation to a spoken or written remark
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Quaff
Drink quickly and in large quantities
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Yeasty
1. Frothy and restless 2. Similar to or containing yeast (a fugus used in making alcoholic drinks and bread)
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Affinity
A liking, understanding and feeling for someone or something; similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship between people or things
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Bereft
1. Lacking something 2. Sad and lonely
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Egregious
Outstandingly bad in a way that is very noticeable
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Eponymous
Character in a play or book whose name is the title of that play or book
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Innate
Inborn; relating to a natural ability you were born with, not one you have learned
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Meander
Follow a winding path or river; winding bend of a river or road
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Mendacity
Untruthfulness; tendency to lie
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Capitulate
To give up resistance
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Swathe
A broad strip
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Copious
Large amounts
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Abound
Exist in large amounts
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Parody
Imitation of the style of a writer, artist, musician or other performer with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
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Oblique
Neither parallel nor at right angle; slanting
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Obtuse
Stupid or slow to understand
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