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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)
| | diction | manner of expression in words |
| stigma | mark or sign indicating something not considered normal or standard |
| penurious | stingy |
| prodigious | enormous |
| prosaic | matter of fact; ordinary |
| baleful | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| jocund | merry |
| peccadillo | minor or petty sin; slight fault |
| troubadour | minstrel or singer |
| waggish | mischievous; humorous; tricky |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | hoodwink | mislead or confuse by trickery |
| fallacious | misleading or deceptive |
| belied | misrepresent; be false to |
| erroneous | mistaken; wrong |
| paragon | model of perfection |
| diffidence | modesty; shyness; lacking in confidence |
| mercenary | motivated by a desire for money or other gain |
| lament | mourn; grieve |
| lugubrious | mournful often to an excessive degree |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion |
Memorize both together
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | impetuous | moving with great, sudden energy |
| turbid | muddy |
| requiem | musical service for the dead |
| internecine | characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides |
| cryptic | having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; brief |
| proclivity | natural or habitual tendency |
| propinquity | nearness of relationship; kinship |
| myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight |
| pejorative | negative in connotation; disparaging |
| trite | no longer having originality |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | obsolete | no longer in use or practice |
| defunct | no longer living or existing; dead or extinct |
| magnanimous | noble in mind |
| clamorous | noisy; loudly demanding or complaining |
| absurdity | nonsense |
| limerick | nonsense poem of five lines |
| indelible | not able to be removed or erased |
| impervious | not affected |
| dissident | not agreeing |
| inadvertent | not attentive or observant; heedless; accidental |
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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