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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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Forbear
1. To abstain/ refrain from (with object). 2. To hold back/ be self-controlled when provoked (without object)
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Remonstrate
To plead in protest
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Degradation
1. The act of degrading, reducing dignity, etc 2. The wearing down of land by erosion
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Humdrum
lacking variety; boring
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Lament
1. To feel or express sorrow or regret (verb) 2. an expression of grief or sorrow (noun) (formal - in a song)
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Putrid
In a state of decay; rotten
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Ballad
A sentimental or romantic song/ poem
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Engorge
1. To swallow greedily 2. To congest with blood/overfill with liquid
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Peruse
to read thoroughly or to scan/browse
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Connotation
1. The secondary meaning of a word 2. Feeling or idea suggested by a word, object or situation
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Contradict
To assert the contrary or opposite
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Celluloid
1. A substance used in the manufacture of motion pictures, a transparent flammable plastic 2. (informal) involving motion pictures/cinema as a genre
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Flummox
To bewilder; confuse
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Disconcert
To unsettle, disrupt someone's composure
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Refute
Prove to be false or in error
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Espionage
The act of spying, used by governments and corporations
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Escapade
A reckless adventure or prank
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Paraphernalia
Equipment or apparatus necessary for a particular activity
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Personable
having an agreeable or pleasing personality; attractive
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Enrapture
To delight beyond measure
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