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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.

If you get stuck, press "mnemonic" to show an image that should help you remember.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.

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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Sanction
1. Penalty for disobeying a law or rule 2. Official permission or approval for an action
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Scourge
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
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Slake
quench or satisfy your thirst
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Sociable
enjoy meeting and engaging with other people; friendly
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Herbaceous
relating to plants that are not woody but have soft, green stems
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Staunch
1. Loyal in supporting a person, organisation or set of beliefs. 2 To stop something happening, or stop a liquid, especially blood from flowing out
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Temperate
1. Relating to areas of mild temperatures 2. Even-tempered, agreeble
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Undulate
To have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like a wave
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Ungainly
Move awkwardly, clumsy
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Vacuous
Showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
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Vanguard
The leading force; the people at the forefront of new developments and ideas
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Vanquish
Defeat thoroughly;convincingly beat the enemy or opposition
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Vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate or intense
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Victual
1. Food 2. To supply with food.
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Volition
the faculty or power to make your own decisions
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Robust
Healthy and strong
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Vex
Make someone feel annoyed, angry or worried
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Revenue
income, especially of a large organisation or state
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Dynamic
1. Very active, full of energy and new ideas. 2. Force that fuels change or progress within a system or process
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Substantive
Having a firm base in reality; important, meaningful or considerable
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