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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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Barefaced
Not showing any shame about your bad behaviour
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Semaphore
Sending messages by holding arms or flags in certain positions
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Malefactor
A person who commits a crime
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Fine Art
Drawings, paintings and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and have no practical use. Has no end buyer in mind.
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Recidivist
A convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly
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Asinine
Extremely stupid or foolish
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Fraternize
To make friends with enemy
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Privy
Sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private
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Reprobate
Unprincipled, person of bad character, depraved and evil
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Requiem
A Christian ceremony at which people honour and pray for a dead person
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Nepotism
The practice, among those with power, of favouring their relatives.
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Lacklustre
Not promising or exciting, or not showing a lot of activity or effort
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Remittance
An amount of money that you send to someone
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Repose
A state of rest or sleep
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Philosophy
1. The study of how people should live. 2. A particular system of beliefs, values and principles, or the way someone thinks about life and deals with it
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Philosophise
To talk for a long time about subjects such as the meaning of life
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Abstemious
Not doing things for pleasure, especially not drinking alcohol or eating rich food
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Fleece
1. Getting money by trickery or charging too much. 2. The thick covering of wool on a sheep, or a jacket made of this material
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Elicit
Get a response from someone
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Baleful
Threatening harmful or expressing harmful intentions
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