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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Petty

Of little importance

Mnemonic

Small-minded

having rigid or set opinions and refusing to consider different ideas

Mnemonic

Vindictive

A strong desire for revenge

Mnemonic

Laconic

Using few words

Mnemonic

Rarefy

To make less dense

Mnemonic

Irremediable

impossible to cure or put right

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Fickle

Changing frequently, especially loyalties or affections

Mnemonic

Glib

Speaking confidently but insincere and without depth

Mnemonic

Voluble

Talking incessantly

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Philosophical

To accept disappointment calmly

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Vendor

Someone who is selling something

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Approbation

Official authorisation

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Plethora

A large or excessive amount of something

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Archaic

Very old or old-fashioned

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Anarchy

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of government

Mnemonic

Secular

Not connected with religion

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Indignant

Angry because of something which is seen as wrong or not fair

Mnemonic

Sedate

1. Calm, dignified and unhurried. 2. calm someone or make them sleep by administering a drug

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Sedition

Persuade people to fight against an authority

Mnemonic

Sedulous

Careful and using a lot of effort; diligent and persistent

Mnemonic