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1. Review the words in a table
2. Click (memorize) in either column to begin
♦ Guess the answer in your head
♦ Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table
♦ Or click on matching mode at the bottom of a table, after clicking on (memorize)
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| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | oligarchy | government by a privileged few |
| august | great dignity or grandeur |
| consternation | great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered |
| ebullient | greatly excited |
| magnitude | the property of relative size |
| verdant | green; lush in vegetation |
| salutation | greeting, addressing, or welcoming by gestures or words |
| wane | grow dim or faint |
| burgeon | grow forth; send out buds |
| malignant | growing worse |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | accretion | growth in size by addition or accumulation |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime |
| veracity | habitual truthfulness; honesty |
| inveterate | habitual; of long standing; deep-rooted |
| reticent | habitually silent; reserved |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck; feeling of anger or danger |
| hirsute | hairy |
| recalcitrant | resistance to authority |
| fractious | unruly |
| esoteric | hard to understand |
Memorize both together
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | caustic | corrosive; that which can destroy tissue by chemical action |
| innocuous | harmless; not controversial, offensive, or stimulating |
| concord | harmony |
| cacophony | harsh or discordant sound; dissonance |
| inquisitor | harsh or prying questioner |
| cursory | hasty; done without care |
| odious | hateful; vile |
| noisome | having a bad odor; foul-smelling |
| viscid | having a cohesive and sticky fluid |
| asperity | having a harsh temper; roughness |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | tangible | having actual form and substance |
| perspicacious | having insight; penetrating; astute |
| finite | having measurable or definable limits; not infinite |
| nomad | one with no permanent home, but moving about constantly |
| scrupulous | having principles; extremely conscientious |
| degenerate | having sunk below a former or normal condition |
| efficacious | effective |
| faddish | having the nature of a fad |
| clairvoyant | the power to perceive that which is outside of the human senses |
| equivocal | having two or more meanings |
Memorize both together
Memorize all (on this page)
Combines all tables on this page into one large table, and begins the memorization process:
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