Test sheet for CAE Vocabulary Test Online

assist

(1)

v. E.g. A good way to assist is to bring entrepreneurial and business skills to them.

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enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
take or grasp suddenly; snatch; capture
handle or manage carefully or skillfully; handle with a deceptive
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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awkwardly

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ad. E.g. The 64 year old man spoke slowly, almost awkwardly to his people, promising stable government in which no corruption would be tolerated.

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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way
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commonsense

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a. E.g. A large part of the treatment is made up of commonsense, clever insight based on experience.

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having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
exhibiting native good judgment
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
every three months; in three month intervals
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dispose

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v. E.g. Do not use them to dispose of household trash.

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get in touch with; reach
give as gift; present
gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
hand over, give up, give something into another's control
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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exhilarating

(5)

a. E.g. It also seemed to prove that science at its most exhilarating is unpredictable and downright surprising.

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following in time or order; succeeding; later
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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imprint

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n. E.g. English people stills bear the imprint of the Norman invasion.

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effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system
framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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kerosene

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n. E.g. They include a wick for kerosene to be drawn from the tank.

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family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor, and kept distinct
dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
fruit flesh; any soft or soggy mass
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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opaque

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a. E.g. The opaque window shade kept the sunlight out of the room.

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lacking clarity of meaning; confusing
unable to be imagined; inconceivable ; incredible
fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
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personnel

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n. E.g. The physical security of United Nations personnel may be uppermost in the minds of UN Secretary General Koffi Annan.

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leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
group of people willing to obey orders
elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton
enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
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securely

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ad. E.g. Whether you are a man or woman surfing around and socializing on the web, the choice of doing it safely and securely is yours.

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lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
in a manner free from fear or risk
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supremacy

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n. E.g. White supremacy is a racist ideology asserting white people are superior to other races.

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easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
essential premise; underlying assumption
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy
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unstable

(12)

a. E.g. Paraguay appears to be living up to its reputation as one of Latin America's most unstable democracies.

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knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional
inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
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