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 showing any shame about your bad behaviour
Barefaced
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Sending messages by holding arms or flags in certain positions
Semaphore
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A person who commits a crime
Malefactor
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Drawings, paintings and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and have no practical use. Has no end buyer in mind.
Fine Art
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A convicted criminal who reoffends, especially repeatedly
Recidivist
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Extremely stupid or foolish
Asinine
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To make friends with enemy
Fraternize
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Sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private
Privy
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Unprincipled, person of bad character, depraved and evil
Reprobate
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A Christian ceremony at which people honour and pray for a dead person
Requiem
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The practice, among those with power, of favouring their relatives.
Nepotism
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Not promising or exciting, or not showing a lot of activity or effort
Lacklustre
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An amount of money that you send to someone
Remittance
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A state of rest or sleep
Repose
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1. The study of how people should live. 2. A particular system of beliefs, values and principles, or the way someone thinks about life and deals with it
Philosophy
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To talk for a long time about subjects such as the meaning of life
Philosophise
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Not doing things for pleasure, especially not drinking alcohol or eating rich food
Abstemious
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1. Getting money by trickery or charging too much. 2. The thick covering of wool on a sheep, or a jacket made of this material
Fleece
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Get a response from someone
Elicit
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Threatening harmful or expressing harmful intentions
Baleful
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