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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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Like glue in texture; sticky.
Glutinous
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The art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food
Gastronomy
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To chew food
Masticate
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1 Sharpe or acid in taste 2. Cutting, bitter or sarcastic in relation to a spoken or written remark
Tart
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Drink quickly and in large quantities
Quaff
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1. Frothy and restless 2. Similar to or containing yeast (a fugus used in making alcoholic drinks and bread)
Yeasty
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A liking, understanding and feeling for someone or something; similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship between people or things
Affinity
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1. Lacking something 2. Sad and lonely
Bereft
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Outstandingly bad in a way that is very noticeable
Egregious
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Character in a play or book whose name is the title of that play or book
Eponymous
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Inborn; relating to a natural ability you were born with, not one you have learned
Innate
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Follow a winding path or river; winding bend of a river or road
Meander
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Untruthfulness; tendency to lie
Mendacity
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To give up resistance
Capitulate
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A broad strip
Swathe
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Large amounts
Copious
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Exist in large amounts
Abound
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Imitation of the style of a writer, artist, musician or other performer with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
Parody
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Neither parallel nor at right angle; slanting
Oblique
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Stupid or slow to understand
Obtuse
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