Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

amateur

(1)

a. E.g. Previous flotation by Internet-related firms generated huge demand from amateur investors wanting to put their money into Hong Kong's stock market.

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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
chief; serving as an essential component
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
controvertible; disputable
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
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clarity

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n. E.g. With the re-designed screens on the new iPad, the clarity is much better than most all papers.

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company; firm; organization created for business ventures
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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cricket

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n. E.g. A cricket team is comprised of eleven players.

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one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
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dismiss

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v. E.g. Believing in John's love for her, she can dismiss the notion that he might be unfaithful.

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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed in slow or lazy manner; thrust forward
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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everlasting

(5)

a. E.g. Life everlasting, or eternal life, is believed to be a gift from God as a result of having faith in Jesus Christ.

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apparently; supposedly
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
continuing forever or indefinitely
having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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haven

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n. E.g. There was a bat haven saved in church roof.

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prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
child in the first period of life; young babe
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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mode

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n. E.g. The main mode is the regular one that keeps the vehicle's straight ahead motion in check.

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act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style
appointee; candidate
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parallel

(8)

n. E.g. Parallel processing is very common in today's computer.

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make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at same time; not intersecting
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
step; pace; significant progress
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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precise

(9)

a. E.g. How exactly, in precise detail, will he bring about this supposed unity?

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belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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scrap

(10)

n. E.g. The EU recently shredded old euro coins and sent the scrap nickel and copper to China.

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official examination of the details of a country's population
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains
lack of knowledge or education
any English coin of standard value; coined money
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steep

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v. E.g. Be sure to steep the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed.

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administer; direct
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
soak; make thoroughly wet
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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vomit

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v. E.g. The mixture of drinks made me vomit; my stomach is uncomfortable so heavily.

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cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
throw up; eject from stomach through mouth; disgorge
hang freely; postpone; delay
change in outward structure or looks; convert
fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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