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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Mystical practices; Magical powers, activities such as witchcraft 
Occult
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State of not being active. Having no energy or enthusiasm
Torpor
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Unwilling to believe something
Incredulous
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Believing people are only interested in themselves; Not trusting the goodness in people
Cynical
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The complete final destruction of the world; destruction on a huge scaleT
Apocalypse
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Making known something that was previously unknown
Revelation
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Offspring of two different plants or animals
Hybrid
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Reprimand a person severely; Speak to a person angrily or criticise them harshly
Castigate
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A large scale and violent event in the natural world; A violent political or social upheaval 
Cataclysm
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1. Dependent on; 2. Existing only if certain circumstances are the case
Contingent
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The working class. The class of people who do unskilled jobs.
Proletariat
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To proclaim someone to be one of the blessed, worthy of public religions veneration. First step towards making someone a saint
Beatify
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An official appointed to investigate individuals, complaints against a company or organisation
Ombudsman
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Volume containing several books previously published separately; a compilation of TV programme episodes
Omnibus
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To argue that a statement or claim is not true
Rebut
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Too much interest in your own physical appearance. Exaggerated sense of self importance.
Narcissism
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Of or relating to money
Pecuniary
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Many in number and type
Multifarious
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In U.S. Courts: upheld or affirmed – You are right to protest.
Sustained
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Different from the usual. Deviating from what is standard or normal.
Anomalous
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