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.
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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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Obstinate
Stubborn and unwilling to change
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Expedient
Convenient but possibly immoral
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Oppress
To burden people with harsh exercise of power; to govern people unfairly and cruelly
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Orthodox
Following acceptable rules or beliefs conforming to established principles
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Patronise
Pretend to be treating someone with kindness but betrays feelings of superiority
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Perfunctory
Performed hastily and lacking care
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Permutation
Ways in which a set of things can be arranged
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Perpetuate
To continue indefinitely
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Plaintiff
A person who brings a case against another in court
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Poignant
Causing a sharp feeling of sadness or regret; producing a rousing, deep emotion, especially pity or sorrow
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Precedent
Event regarded as a guide for the future
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Pallid
Faint or deficient in colour; pale looking
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Ensconce
Settle in a safe or comfortable place. Position safely or comfortably somewhere
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Corroborate
Give support to an idea or statement. Support with evidence
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Insolvent
Unable to pay debts. Financially ruined
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Inscrutable
Impossible to understand. Unreadable
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Affable
Friendly, good natured and easy to talk to
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Despot
Ruler having absolute power, unlimited power over other people
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