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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)
| | forthright | straightforward; direct; frank |
| fortify | strengthen |
| utilitarian | stressing usefulness over beauty |
| orthodox | strictly conforming to the traditional |
| aspiration | strong desire or ambition |
| penchant | strong liking or fondness |
| antipathy | strong or deep-rooted dislike |
| intractable | unresolvable |
| refractory | resistant to authority; unmeltable furnace lining material |
| obdurate | stubborn; unyielding |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | etymology | study of word parts |
| timorous | subject to fear; timid |
| yielding | submissive; obedient |
| underling | subordinate position |
| humus | substance formed by decaying vegetable matter |
| vicarious | substitute; experience second-hand |
| auspicious | successful; favored by fortune |
| wrench | sudden, sharp twist or pull |
| redolent | suggestive of an odor; fragrant |
| espouse | support or advocate |
Memorize both together
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | sanction | support; encouragement; approval |
| consummate | supreme; complete or perfect in every way |
| capitulated | surrendered |
| ambient | surrounding |
| vacillate | sway to and fro; waver; totter |
| dulcet | sweet sounding; melodious |
| celerity | swiftness |
| turgid | swollen; distended |
| methodology | system of procedures |
| semaphore | system of signaling |
| Word (memorize) | Definition (memorize)
| | sartorial | of or relating to clothing |
| heed | take careful notice of |
| rapacious | taking by force; plundering |
| voluble | talkative |
| loquacity | talkativeness |
| palpable | tangible; easily perceived by the senses |
| belated | tardy; late or too late |
| piquancy | tart; something that stimulates taste |
| crass | tasteless, insensitive, and coarse |
| vapid | tasteless; flavorless; flat |
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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