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English 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.

To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.

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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Euphemism
Substitute a strong word for milder one
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Chronological
Time order
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Oxymoron
Contradictory terms
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Irony
Opposite words, but funny
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Sarcasm
Hurtful irony
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Cliche
An overused phrase
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Anecdote
A short story
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Idiom
Different meaning to words used, and difficult to translate
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Headline
The main point
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Tagline
Slogan or catchphrase
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Theme
A central idea
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Tone
Atmosphere and feeling of writing
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Mood
How you are made to feel as a reader
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Emotive language
Biased or one-sided language
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Pun
Two meanings
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Slang
Language peculiar to a particular group
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Synonym
The same meaning
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Rhetoric
Persuasive words
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Rhetorical question
A question not expecting an answer
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Adage
An old and well-known saying
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