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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Concise, clear and to the point
Succinct
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Treat serious things lightly
Flippant
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Action that causes offence
Affront
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Stating the opposite of what is true
Irony
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Absence of interest
Indifferent
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Inspire or fill with feeling
Imbue
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Various items not but important
Sundry
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Humorously criticising someone or somethingÂ
Lampoon
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Not in harmony or in keeping with the surroundings
Incongruous
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Unkind words, to make fun of someone
Ridicule
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A person who opposes official policy
Dissident
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Assumed to be, or generally accepted
Putative
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Honest and strong morals
Integrity
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Related to childbirth and associated processes
Obstetric
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Branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases
Paediatric
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Diseases specific to women, especially reproduction
Gynaecology
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Branch of medicine correcting bones and muscles
Orthopaedics
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