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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- 1221-1240
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- 1281-1300
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- 1341-1360
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- 1381-1400
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- 1481-1500
1. To abstain/ refrain from (with object). 2. To hold back/ be self-controlled when provoked (without object)
Forbear
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1. The act of degrading, reducing dignity, etc 2. The wearing down of land by erosion
Degradation
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1. To feel or express sorrow or regret (verb) 2. an expression of grief or sorrow (noun) (formal - in a song)
Lament
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1. The secondary meaning of a word 2. Feeling or idea suggested by a word, object or situation
Connotation
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1. A substance used in the manufacture of motion pictures, a transparent flammable plastic 2. (informal) involving motion pictures/cinema as a genre
Celluloid
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