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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Phrenology
the science of finding out what people's characters and abilities are by measuring the natural bumps on their skulls
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Strum
Play a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by moving your thumb or a small piece of plastic repeatedly across the strings
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Phlegmatic
Able to remain calm, even when exciting or distressing things happen; not easily excited or emotional
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Fugue
Musical composition that begins with a short simple tune, which is repeated by other voices or instruments and add variations
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Impediment
1. Something that makes movement, development or progress difficult. 2. A physical disability which makes something such as speaking or walking difficult
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Condiment
A substance such as salt, pepper, mustard or other spices added to food, typically after cooking
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Soliloquy
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself, especially by a character in a play
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