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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clever, especially in business and finance.
Canny
Mnemonic
They delivered us (delirious) a horse for our birthday. We were uncontrollably excited to the point of being unable to speak
Delirious
Mnemonic
using exactly the same words or word for word
Verbatim
Mnemonic
A feeling you have already experienced what is happening at present (french for already seen)
Deja Vu
Mnemonic
Done to avoid detection
Stealth
Mnemonic
Likely to cause an argument
Contentious
Mnemonic
Too noticeable in an unwelcome way.
Obtrusive
Mnemonic
Writing in short hand and transcribing it
Stenography
Mnemonic
To move heavily and clumsily
Galumph
Mnemonic
For the time being; now and only for a short time
Pro Tem
Mnemonic
harshly critical language. Full of hate and anger
Vituperation
Mnemonic
Takes place inside glass / test tube. (Latin for 'in glass')
In Vitro
Mnemonic
Something done or repeated to a sickening and annoying degree
Ad Nauseam
Mnemonic
In private, particularly in a judge's private chambers with public excluded
In Camera
Mnemonic
In the place of a parent (a teacher or other adult)
In loco parentis
Mnemonic
