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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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Savant
1. A person of learning. 2. A person with autism who exhibits an exceptional skill
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Ditty
A short simple song
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Figurine
A small model of a human in clay or porcelain.
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Sallow
Having an unhealthy yellow or light brown complexion
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Salver
A tray used to carry food or drinks, usually silver
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Savoir-faire
The ability to do and say the right thing in any social situation
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Agnostic
Someone who "does not know" if God exists
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Theist
1. A person who believes in a god or gods 2. Relating to a belief in the existence of a god or gods
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Atheist
A person who does not believe there is a god
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Psychosomatic
Illness caused by the mind, causing physical pain
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Implore
Beg someone desperately to do something
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Sanctimonious
Acting as if morally better than others
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Sangfroid
coolness shown in danger
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Infrastructure
Basic facilities of society (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies)
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Personify
1. to be a perfect example of something. 2. To treat as a person
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Indurate
Harde
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Essay
Attempt or try
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Supernumerary
More than usually needed; an excess
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Table d'hote
a fixed price meal
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Mandarin
Influential Person
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