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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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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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Scorn (noun)
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Valise
a small travelling bag of suitcase
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Viable
able to work as intended or able to succeed
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Discrepancy
surprising lack of similarity between two things. A unexpected difference between two things
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Levity
humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion
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Cesspool
1. an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage 2. a disgusting or corrupt place
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Abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure
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Accompaniment
1. a musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group 2. something that goes well with or complements something else
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Hilt
the handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife
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Soporific (adjective)
tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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Anatomy
the branch of science concerned with the study of the bodily structure of humans, animals and other living organisms
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Accustom (verb)
make someone familiar with new conditions
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Endeavour (verb)
try hard to do or achieve something
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Petit Mal
mild seizure marked by diminished awareness, usually with a blank stare
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Marine (adjective)
related to or found in the sea or sea transport
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Ephemeral (adjective)
lasting for a very short time
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Incertitude
A state of uncertainty or hesitation
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Deciduous (of a tree)
shedding its leaves annually
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Choleric
bad tempered or irritable
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Repress
subdue (someone or something) by force
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