Test sheet for CAE Vocabulary Test Online

ancestor

(1)

n. E.g. He said it was a very old name in that neighborhood; that the ancestor of the house was wealthy.

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explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
farming for the raising of livestock
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
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beneficial

(2)

a. E.g. Tiny Tim's cheerful good nature had a beneficial influence on Scrooge's charitable disposition.

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helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
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connect

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v. E.g. The police should connect this incident with last week's terrorist bombing.

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join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
establish, organize, and set in operation
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eloquent

(4)

a. E.g. My cousins, full of exhilaration, were so eloquent in narrative and comment, that their fluency covered him.

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fairly; in an impartial manner
hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
hold or carry in equilibrium
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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frivolous

(5)

a. E.g. Berg's frivolous lawsuit was tossed out for lack of standing shortly before the election by a federal district court.

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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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impair

(6)

v. E.g. Drinking alcohol can impair your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink, don't drive.

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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
empower; give permission for; sanction
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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leak

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v. E.g. Then I tied up the rip in the meal sack with a string, so it wouldn't leak no more.

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foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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peculiarity

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n. E.g. There, a fundamental peculiarity is that the image elements do not influence each other while the image is being reconstructed.

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existence; remaining alive
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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questionnaire

(9)

n. E.g. I've designed this questionnaire to help you communicate your needs to your spouse and help your spouse communicate his needs to you.

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disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
formal warning in law; close attention to minimize risk
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
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sentence

(10)

n. E.g. They fear that acing a sentence of more than 20 years in prison she may reveal crucial information about their finance system.

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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle
investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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stash

(11)

v. E.g. After he lost his wallet on a trip, Mr. Scott says he searched the Internet for ways to stash his cash, license, and credit cards.

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give off; send out; give out as sound
hide or store away in a secret place
force in an indicated direction; stimulate; excite
introduce into the body through a vein; undergo the process of infusion
join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
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toed

(12)

a. E.g. Please make sure to wear your heaviest steel-toed boots.

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intact; not mentioned; not touched
great in range or scope
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
having a toe or toes of a specified kind
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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