CAE Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CAE vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CAE vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Before the CAE exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills.

This app, CAE Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build CAE vocabulary with a built-in set of 1200 basic words from the 4000 CAE Vocabulary List.

It is a game-style app. You don't need a detailed plan or schedule to use it. Anytime and anywhere, you can access its web pages and practice or test as long as you have the Internet. Some people use it as a tool to evaluate CAE vocabulary. Others use it to study new words or review known words. Based on lots of exercises, you may finally become familiar with the built-in vocabulary and keep it warm until the test day.

The app's primary functionality is to create CAE word question sheets dynamically. Its core features include showing quizzes and auto-checking answers. Students can also store the results of each test for further analysis. The data is helpful in comparing with previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools rarely have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps a lot when learning new words. It also provides definitions of 9 languages for every word and lets ESL students select their mother language and integrate it with an English explanation.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up for any activities. The CAE Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign up and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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appliance
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. It has served North Americans with small appliance needs for many years.
Select answer:
installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
excessive confidence; total certainty
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
Don't select.
clan
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. There was another clan of aristocracy around there -five or six families - mostly of the name of Shepherdson.
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glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
Don't select.
crooked
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Well, I guess if being crooked is good enough for Illinois, it's good enough for the U.S.
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
Don't select.
endangered
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. These could destroy the habitats of endangered species on the river, including the Yangtze River dolphin, of which only a few dozen remain.
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
in danger, at risk; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction, of species
easily broken; having little elasticity
inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act
having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
Don't select.
foreshadow
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Political analysts realized that Yeltsin's defiance of the attempted coup should foreshadow his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic.
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give indication beforehand; indicate by signs
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
give to understand; imply as a possibility; make known subtly and indirectly
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
Don't select.
impulsive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. A colleague once referred to impulsive children as “MNM” kids: Me, Now, and More!
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excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
having power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent
doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
Don't select.
irreverence
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Some audience members were amused by the irreverence of the comedian's jokes about the Pope; others felt offended by his lack of respect for their faith.
Select answer:
long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
grasp; ability to understand
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
Don't select.
masterpiece
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. It is a good movie, but I hesitate to use the word masterpiece for a movie I have seen only once.
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going from one state of action to another
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
act of forming into military unit or large group of people; imposition of order or discipline; organization
battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Don't select.
prevail
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. I hope the country is finally turning a corner where common sense will once again prevail over the insanity of the last 30 years.
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
hide or store away in a secret place
fall down, as if collapsing
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
Don't select.
scrape
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.
Select answer:
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
explode; burst out; become violently active
have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
express the need or desire for; ask for
Don't select.
steep
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. State industries still dominate the Chinese economy, even though they are in steep decline.
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helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
Don't select.
urge
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. In well managed private business which must pay dividends, the urge is always to keep personnel at a minimum.
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries
emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
impulse that prompts action or effort
Don't select.
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