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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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Depredation
the act of looting and attacking
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Puerile
Immature; behaving in a silly and childish way
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Punt
1. A flat-bottomed boat. 2. A type of kick where a ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. 3. A bet
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Purgatory
a place of temporary suffering; an unpleasant experience that causes suffering
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Puritan
strict in moral or religious matters (based on a group of protestants in the 16th/17th century who called for worship to be simplified and regulated)
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Juxtapose
Place close together, or contrasting effect
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i.e.
in essence; used to restate something / in other words
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e.g.
example given; introducing one or more examples that illustrate something previously stated
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Dichotomy
A division into two parts or kinds that are entirely different
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Ornate
covered with decorations, highly embellished
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Theology
The study of God and religious belief
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Histopathology
The study of diseases of the tissues
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Laudable
Praiseworthy and commendable
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Caucasian
A white person; of European origin
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Immolate
to kill as a sacrificial victim
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Lexicographer
Someone who has written or compiled a dictionary
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Cartel
A group of companies producing similar products that agree prices between themselves in order to increase profits
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Consumption
The using of goods and services in an economy or the amount of goods and services used
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Inextricable
Impossible to separate
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Biped
An animal that uses two legs for walking
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