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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Clear and understandable
Perspicuous
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Abandon or leave. To quit or leave entirely
Forsake
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A member of the clergy/a priest
Ecclesiastic
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Obtain something, to get something, to bring about
Procure
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Containing error; Wrong
Erroneous
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Reduction in severity of illness, debt, charge or penalty
Remission
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Spend less money or reduce costs. To cut down or diminish
Retrench
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Teave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from the law
Abscond
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Grant Pardon, declare someone free of guilt, punishment or blame
Absolve
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contradictory feelings about something or someone. Yes and No.
Ambivalence
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On the surface does not think deeply
Superficial
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To bring under complete control. To defeat and gain control using force
Subjugate
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Threaten or persuade forcefully. Bully
Browbeat
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Bad tempered, argumentative
Cantankerous
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Likely to occur at any moment
Imminent
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The leading character. A leader of a cause
Protagonist
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Your relatives, or other things that are connected or related
Kindred
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Review past events and think about them differently
Retrospect
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Become less intense. To reduce in amount. Lessen or diminish
Abate
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