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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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1. Penalty for disobeying a law or rule 2. Official permission or approval for an action
Sanction
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A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
Scourge
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quench or satisfy your thirst
Slake
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enjoy meeting and engaging with other people; friendly
Sociable
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relating to plants that are not woody but have soft, green stems
Herbaceous
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1. Loyal in supporting a person, organisation or set of beliefs. 2 To stop something happening, or stop a liquid, especially blood from flowing out
Staunch
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1. Relating to areas of mild temperatures 2. Even-tempered, agreeble
Temperate
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To have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like a wave
Undulate
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Move awkwardly, clumsy
Ungainly
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Showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
Vacuous
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The leading force; the people at the forefront of new developments and ideas
Vanguard
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Defeat thoroughly;convincingly beat the enemy or opposition
Vanquish
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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense
Vehement
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1. Food 2. To supply with food.
Victual
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the faculty or power to make your own decisions
Volition
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Healthy and strong
Robust
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Make someone feel annoyed, angry or worried
Vex
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income, especially of a large organisation or state
Revenue
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1. Very active, full of energy and new ideas. 2. Force that fuels change or progress within a system or process
Dynamic
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Having a firm base in reality; important, meaningful or considerable
Substantive
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