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.
- 1501-1520
- 1521-1540
- 1541-1560
- 1561-1580
- 1581-1600
- 1601-1620
- 1621-1640
- 1641-1660
- 1661-1680
- 1681-1700
- 1701-1720
- 1721-1740
- 1741-1760
- 1761-1780
- 1781-1800
Gypsum
A soft white mineral commonly used t make plaster of Paris, fertiliser and wall plaster in the building trade.
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Assign
1. To give someone a job or responsibility 2. Designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose
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Idiom
A phrase that means something different that the literal meaning of the words. (i.e. if you're feeling 'over the moon' you're not literally over the moon itself.)
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Sheepish
Showing or feeling embarrassment, especially after doing something wrong or foolish
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