Mammoth Memory

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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A line of people, vehicles, horses etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony
Cavalcade
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Achieving little or nothing, ineffective
Unavailing
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Having a pleasant or sweet smell
Fragrant
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The character or atmosphere of a place
Ambience
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(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed
Transpire
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Often complaining and whining
Querulous
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Showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, fashion, or language
Frippery
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A country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president
Republic
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Easily controlled or handled
Wieldy
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1. (of a person) needy; impoverished 2. Urgent; badly needed
Necessitous
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Examining or liking to examine things in detail
Analytical
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An evil spirit or demon; especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on bodies
Ghoul
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The chemical Sulphur
Brimstone
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1. An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing 2. An ordered series or arrangement
Array
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A serious or formal promise
Pledge (noun)
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Travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for short periods of time
Peripatetic
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Until now or until a particular time
Hitherto
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Only recently or partially formed; not fully developed
Inchoate
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1. (of a plan or idea) not certain or subject to change 2. Hesitant or cautious
Tentative
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A medieval system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher status, and worked and fought for them in return
Feudalism
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