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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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Grave
1. Serious, sombre 2. A place where a dead body is or will be buried
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Plutocrat
Someone who has power because they are rich
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Insurgent
someone who rebels and fights against the government
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Insurmountable
cannot be overcome
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Insurrection
An act of rebellion against an authority or government
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Appertain
To belong to as a part or attribute; relates to or is connected with someone or something
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Append
Add something as a supplement, usually to a written text
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Fraught
1. Accompanied by or leading to something unpleasant 2. Causing stress
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Iridescent
Showing lustrous colours that change when viewed from different angles
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Gratify
give pleasure, satisfy a desire
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Accord
1. To be in harmony 2. To grant power or status
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Sinful
wicked, sinful
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Monopoly
Exclusive control of a service or commodity
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Free Market
Economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses. No one is allowed to have a monopoly
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Tenement
Apartment / room that is rented within a house or block of flats
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Leeward
Situated on or towards the side sheltered from the wind
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Windward
On the side facing the wind
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Uncanny
mysterious, beyond the normal
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Inborn
1. Existing from birth 2. natural for a person
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Veracity
accuracy, habitual truthfulness
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