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.
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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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Imperative
A command or instruction
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Pathos
Use of words to evoke pity or sadness
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Assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds
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Alliteration
Words with the same consonant sound at the beginning
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Consonance
Words with the same consonant sound anywhere
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Allusion
A reference intended to call something to mind with directly mentioning it
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Simile
A comparison usually using "as" or "like"
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Metaphor
Comparison of two things but not using as or like
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Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement or claim
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Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like its meaning
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Malapropism
A similar-sounding word, but wrong
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Anthropomorphism
Applying human characteristics to an animal or object
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Personification
Applying human characteristics to an animal or object (only one part or a bit)
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Pathetic Fallacy
The attribution of human feelings and responses onto non-human objects; objects mirror the mood of people
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