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.
- 1801-1820
- 1821-1840
- 1841-1860
- 1861-1880
- 1881-1900
- 1901-1920
- 1921-1940
- 1941-1960
- 1961-1980
- 1981-2000
- 2001-2015
Hedonist
someone who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life
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Prognosis
an estimate of the future of someone or something, especially about whether a patient will recover from an illness
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Modulate (verb)
1. to change something. Such as an action or process, to make it more suitable 2. To change the style, pitch, loudness etc of something, such as your voice
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Farce
1. A situation that is very badly organised or unfair 2. A humorous play or film where the characters become involved in unlikely situations
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Disposition
1. Someone's mood or general attitude about life 2. The way something is placed or arranged
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