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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Calm, confident and in control of emotions at all times
Self-Possessed
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Very strong and determined; resembling steel
Steely
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Outward behaviour or bearing
Demeanor
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Very thin and weak, especially because of lack of food or illness
Emaciated
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Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something; have a strong emotional effect on someone
Overwhelm
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Unfriendliness or opposition
Hostile
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Soft and glowing with health. Youthful and fresh. (Also wet with dew)
Dewy
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To accept or agree to something, often unwillingly.
Acquiesce
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not aware or concerned with what is happening around you.
Oblivious
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without money, food, home or possessions
Destitute
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Made poor (of a person or area)
Impoverished
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Extremely small, tiny
Minuscule
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Frankness. Open and honest
Candour
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feeling irritated and frustrated and annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem.
Exasperated
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Feeling anxious about the future. Viewing the future with alarm
Apprehensive
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Imitate with effort to equal or surpass
Emulate
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Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse.
Volatile
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Unhappy with no hope or or courage
Despondent
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Goes on forever; continuing without interruption.
Incessantly
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