Test sheet for CAE Vocabulary Test Online

affect

(1)

v. E.g. The move is likely to affect women and girls all over the world as international brands such as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement.

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get in touch with; reach
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
exchange; put in the place of another
disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
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blunt

(2)

a. E.g. Public employee unions are demanding in blunt terms that Democrats make the tax code more progressive.

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fairly; in an impartial manner
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
eagerly; wholeheartedly; in a lavish or enthusiastic manner
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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conflict

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n. E.g. Malnutrition rates have now been cut by half since the start of the conflict, according to the United Nations.

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earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed
fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
essential premise; underlying assumption
fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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distress

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n. E.g. Nations have been in distress from the days of Julius Caesar.

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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
effort; expenditure of much physical work
foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans
end; utmost point; outermost or farthest point or portion
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faculty

(5)

n. E.g. His status on the faculty is also at risk should he be seen as delivering low-quality care.

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inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
investigation; search for knowledge
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haste

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n. E.g. Alice looked at the jury-box, and saw that, in her haste, she had put the Lizard in head downwards.

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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
end; objective; final purpose or aim
foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
hurry; rapidity of action or motion
family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor, and kept distinct
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initial

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n. E.g. Please just tell me initial of your first name.

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investigation; search for knowledge
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
humanistic study of language and literature
first letter of a proper name; first letter of a word
large stinging paper wasp; insect of the wasp family
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perceptive

(8)

a. E.g. In sense capacity, in perceptive and discriminative ability, there is likewise a practical equality.

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insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
high; outstanding; very great or intense
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
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persistence

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n. E.g. He conceded that even with persistence and good fortune, it would take at least two generations for Asia to match European levels of cooperation.

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endurance; tenacity; state or quality of being persistent; persistency
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
animal kept for amusement or companionship
house roof made with a plant material
great mass of falling snow and ice
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resent

(10)

v. E.g. What people resent is that CEOs are earning many hundreds of times more than the average employee.

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give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
line; proceed in line
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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subdue

(11)

v. E.g. Cops shouldn't use it to subdue people who are not carrying weapons and present no threat.

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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
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tranquil

(12)

a. E.g. Though I look comfortably accommodated, I am not very tranquil in my mind.

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free from disturbance; pacific
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
far in space or time; cold in manner
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