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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Orator
A person who is skilled at making public speeches
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Bespatter
Splash drops all over
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Fedora
A hat like a trilby but made of soft felt
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Spat
An argument about something not important
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Stultify
Preventing new ideas from developing
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Aft
Toward the back part of a ship
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Shenanigan
1. dishonest conduct 2. silly and high-spirited behaviour
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Visceral
Based on a feeling in your guts rather than intellect
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Equipage
The equipment for a particular purpose
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Gait
A person's manner of walking
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Vaulted Ceiling
An arched ceiling
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Tracery
delicate interlacing lines/threads
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Upbraid
To find fault with someone or reproach severely
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Plain Dealing
direct and honest conduct in relationships and transactions
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Humbug
Something intended to deceive or mislead
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Maltreat
Treat (a person or thing) cruelly or with violence
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Apparel
Clothing, especially outerwear garments
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Quell
To suppress, put an end to/ to quieten or calm
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Trifoliate
having three leaflets, lobes or foils
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