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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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in bad condition or disgusting; likely to be involved in illegal activities
Seedy
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to fix (ideas, beliefs, attitude) in someone's mind by repeating them often
Inculcate
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the punctuation sign - used for a combined word, or to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line
Hyphen
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a mutually beneficial relationship between organisms, people or things
Symbiotic
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a brownish-red clay that has been baked and is used for making things such as flower pots, tiles, vessels and statues
Terracotta
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a wise saying; a traditional statement of truth
Adage
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gloomy; depressing
Cheerless
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untidy and dirty (especially of a persons appearance)
Slovenly
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a person who talks at length, but says little of value
Windbag
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The top of the leg and bottom of a person or animal; the back end of an animal
Haunch
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carve, mould or stamp a design so that it stands up or sticks out from the surface
Emboss
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to or toward this place; to the place where you are
Hither
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to take possession of (something, especially areas of land or a country) usually by force
Annex (verb)
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very polite and refined, as befitting a royal court
Courtly
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State a fact, belief or opinion confidently and forcefully
Assert
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an uneducated person uninterested in any form of culture from the countryside
Yokel
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Broken and useless
Kaput
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to finish successfully
Accomplish
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a serious dispute between two groups of people often as a result of them having opposing ideas
Confrontation
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to accept willingly
Abide
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