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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Not securely held and likely to fall or collapse
Precarious
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The study and analysis of how language is used to produce meaning
Semantics
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Extreme happiness
Euphoria
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Indicate; to show clearly
Evince
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A woman who lives with and has sex with a married man
Concubine
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Hint at
Allude
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to stick together; cause to form a united, orderly, complete thing
Cohere
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Board consisting of wooden slats joined together over muddy ground or in a trench
Duckboard
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Relating to horse riding
Equestrian
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Take illegally or by force
Usurp
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Increasing or reviving after a period of little activity
Resurgent
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Using few words in an unfriendly manner
Terse
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A truth or rule
Maxim
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To persuade by flattery or promise (sometimes false)
Cajole
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Theft of personal property
Larceny
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Behaving as if you are better than other people
Supercilious
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Tending not to like change. 2. Politically, favouring low taxation and low government involvement in industry. 3. A conservative estimate is an estimate that is purposely low for the sake of caution
Conservative
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To cause people to stop respecting or believing in someone; harm a person's reputation
Discredit
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(small c) - including a wide range of things; all embracing
Catholic
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Authoritarian , materialistic, right wing system of government; extremely oppressive or intolerant views or practices
Fascism
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