Mammoth Memory

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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A TV programme broadcast to raise money, for charity.
Telethon
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Customs and beliefs of a particular group of people. 2. Music, art, theatre, literature and other art forms.
Culture
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Decomposition of materials at raised temperature in reduced levels of oxygen.
Pyrolysis
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1. Portraying an idealised version of country life
Pastoral
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Essential part of a person or thing
Intrinsic
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To keep someone completely interested
Enthral
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A long, bounding stride
Lope
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Planned or done in secret.
Clandestine
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A poor, skinny, homeless child.
Waif
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dent or hollow in a surface
Dint
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Condition
Fettle
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unwilling to do something. Refuse to go on.
Baulk
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Liking to play tricks and jokes on people; playful, especially in a mischievous way
Puckish
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a vessel in which metals and other substance may be melted
Crucible
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An amenity is a useful feature of a place available to those with access to it.
Amenities
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Cut short
Truncate
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Something that a person cannot conquer; the cause of a persons downfall
Nemesis
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Cause a severe loss in dignity
Demean
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Dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people.
Duplicity
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Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness
Earnest
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