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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transferring something from one spot to another like: 1. radio signal to a person 2. disease from one person to another
Transmission
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A song or hymn of grief often as part of a funeral
Dirge
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a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events etc.
Epoch
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an illness, typically a minor one
Ailment
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The last day of the world's existence
Doomsday
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1. a disease which makes plants wither 2. something that causes great difficulties
Blight
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1. agree to a request or demand 2. to take a position of power
Accede
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The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their country as a refugee
Asylum
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a design based on someone's initials, usually marked on things they own
Monogram
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A varied mixture of people or things
Medley
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Lacking initiative and strength of character; weak
Feckless
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saying little; uncommunicative in speech
Taciturn
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The general intellectual, moral and cultural climate of an era
Zeitgeist
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treat someone rudely by ignoring them or using a cutting remark
Snub (verb)
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1. a god or like god 2. very pleasing; extremely good
Divine
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Consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together
Motley
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also and more importantly
Moreover
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Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
Utilitarian
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express strong disapproval or disagreement
Expostulate
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the right to vote in political elections
Suffrage
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