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.

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Bamboozle

To trick or deceive someone

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Knee-jerk (adjective)

(of a response) automatic and unthinking

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Slipshod

(especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention

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Siege (noun)

a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender

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Severance

the action of ending a connection or relationship

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Emasculate

1. deprive (a man) of his male role or identity 2. make (someone or something) weaker or less effective

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Explicate

Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail

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Awe

the feeling of respect and amazement mixed with fear and wonder

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Fallacious

based on mistaken belief

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Cyclone

a storm with strong winds which rotates about a centre of low pressure

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Renegade (noun)

a deserter from one party or cause to another

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Ardour

great enthusiasm or love

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Ruckus

A noisy situation of argument

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Agriculture

the practice or work of farming

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Amnesty (noun)

an official pardon for people who have committed particular illegal acts

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Hone

1. sharpen (a blade) 2. refine or perfect (something) over a period of time

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Designate (noun)

1. to choose someone officially to do a particular job 2. to say officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose

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Maritime

Connected with the sea, especially in relation to seaborne trade or naval matters

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Palpable

1. able to be touched or felt 2. (of a feeling or atmosphere) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

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Brass (metal)

an alloy of copper and zinc

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