Mammoth Memory

Vocabulary Word Test

Here's a really quick way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the word definitions below and see if you can remember what each word is from their definitions.

If you get stuck, you can be shown the mnemonic to reveal an image that should help you remember.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, click the question and it will flip to reveal the answer.

Go through the whole list to see how many words you can recall. Revisit any that you had difficulty remembering until you're confident you can recall all of them.

 

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strict, precise and exacting
Stringent
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delicate, lacelike work of intertwined fine wire typically of gold and silver
Filigree
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military control and government, not civilian rule
Martial law
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thin, supple and graceful
Lithe
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1. make or shape (a metal object) by heating it and hammering it 2. Create something strong, long lasting or successful
Forge (verb)
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fond of having heated arguments
Disputatious
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an ungrateful person
Ingrate
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to remove something until you are left with that you want, typically wheat from chaff
Winnow
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very bad that it makes you feel disgust; awful
Appalling
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having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Malevolent
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make someone unable to think or feel properly; to make stupid, groggy or insensible
Stupefy
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enjoy greatly
Relish (verb)
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1. the act of putting forward something (as for consideration or comment) 2. the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force
Submission
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extreme anger
Wrath
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to take care of especially young children or plants
Nurture
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the ability to stick
Adhesion
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1. easily bent; flexible 2. easily influenced
Pliable
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1. the act of causing something to turn in a different direction 2. something that diverts the mind
Diversion
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to deny responsibility for; to deny that you know or are involved in something
Disavow
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1.roll about or lie in mud or water especially to keep cool 2. to remain in the emotional state longer than is normal (unhappy or happy)
Wallow
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