Vocabulary Word Flash Cards

Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.

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Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.

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Obsolete

no longer produced or used; out of date

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Occlude

To close up or block off

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Effectual

Successful in producing a desired effect

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Pennant

a long narrow triangular flag, especially used by ships as a signal

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Affix

stick, fasten or attach something to something else

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Consign

To send something to someone

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Nugatory

Of no value or importance

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Concise

Short and clear; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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Catastrophe

an sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction ; a disaster

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Fad

An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something; especially one that is short-lived; a craze

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Succour

help in times of hardship and distress

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Devout

1. believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles; deeply religious 2. totally committed to a cause or belief

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Precept

A rule to regulate behaviour

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Mercurial

changeable; changing suddenly and often

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Hedonist

someone who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life

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