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
Understatement
The presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it really is
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Tidbit
1. a small piece of tasty food 2. a small and particularly interesting piece of news or gossip
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Declension (not grammar)
1. deviation from standard belief 2. a decline (a downward slope or deterioration)
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Valet (noun)
1. a man's personal attendant, who is responsible for his clothes and appearance 2. a person employed to park or wash cars
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Sentiment
1. an attitude towards something 2. feelings of love, sympathy or caring about events, especially when thought to be foolish
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Fetter (noun)
a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
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Underwrite (verb)
To accept financial responsibility for an asset or activity so that you will pay for losses it may make
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Sensation
1. a physical feeling or perception in your body resulting from something that happens or is done to it 2. a widespread reaction of interest and excitement
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Vested (adjective)
fully and unconditionally guaranteed as a legal right, benefit or privilege
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