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