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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Assail

1. to attack violently 2. to criticise someone strongly

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Debauchery

excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs

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Plausible

likely to be true

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Blench

1. make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain 2. become pale

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Cenotaph

A public monument built in memory of particular people who died in war

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Hawker

a person who travels from place to place selling things

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Singularly

in a remarkable or noticeable way

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Enjoin

instruct someone to do something

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Pedigree

1. The record of ancestry of a person or family 2. The record of descent of an animal showing it to be pure-bred

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Tripe

1. the stomach of a pig or cow (or other ruminant) 2. nonsense; rubbish

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Doe

the adult female of several mammals, such as a deer or rabbit

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Aegis

The protection, backing, or support of a particular person, or organisation

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Bronze

metal alloy made of copper and tin

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Umpteen

very many, a lot (of)

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Venue

the place where a public event or meeting happens, such as a concert, conference or sports event

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Nocturnal

happening in or active during the night

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Cachet

a quality which marks someone or something as special and with respect and admiration

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Attest

to declare or prove that something is true

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Slumber

sleep

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Spurn

Reject with disrespect or mockery

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