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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Prejudiced support of your own cause, group or sex
Chauvinist
Mnemonic
Intended to forestall or prevent something occurring
Pre-emptive
Mnemonic
Favourable- showing signs that something is likely to be successful
Auspicious
Mnemonic
Severe or strict in manner / very simple and without comfort
Austere
Mnemonic
Government with one person holding absolute power
Autocracy
Mnemonic
Learning difficulty that causes problems with word recognition
Dyslexia
Mnemonic
Measuring or representing information by means of physical, rather than digital properties
Analogue
Mnemonic
Relating to drugs that produce hallucinations, or generate hallucinations/effects on mind such as colour
Psychedelic
Mnemonic
Done without good reason
Gratuitous
Mnemonic
Unrestrained loud burst of laughter
Guffaw
Mnemonic
absorb moisture (from the air even)
Hygroscopic
Mnemonic
To go through a place damaging and stealing
Ransack
Mnemonic
False statement against another person
Slander
Mnemonic
To add a short explanation/opinion to a text
Annotate
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