Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

automobile

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n. E.g. There will be an exhibition of the development of automobile industry in our country next week.

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a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
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bowel

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n. E.g. Sometimes, a part of the liver or bowel is on top of the stomach.

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a part or division of intestine; interior of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver, brain
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
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cylinder

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n. E.g. He picked up and inspected a large semi cylinder of the thin white bark of a sycamore.

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cylindrical container
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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embassy

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n. E.g. They went over almost immediately today to sign the condolence book at the British embassy.

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combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting
light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed
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faculty

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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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edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
official examination of the details of a country's population
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halt

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v. E.g. Having the sun and moon halt is extraordinarily uncommon.

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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
make sure or certain; insure; assure
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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lapse

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n. E.g. The mayor is apologizing, saying he's deeply sorry for a lapse of judgment.

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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
going from one state of action to another
not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
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paragraph

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n. E.g. After you read the next paragraph, you'll be offered the choice of three possible decisions.

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act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, or office; surrender
any part of a curved line
distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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reap

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v. E.g. I will reap large profits from my new invention.

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take part in something; share in something
melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force free by pulling violently
move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of effort
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scrutiny

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n. E.g. The conclusions drawn from this scrutiny he partially expressed in his succeeding observations.

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elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, as ship or plane
branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
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tempo

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n. E.g. This tempo is not sustainable - and you have failed to grow the ground forces to meet national security needs.

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quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
stereophonic sound-reproduction system
repayment of fund; an amount repaid
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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vulgar

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a. E.g. As if I would talk on such a subject! Our family always HATED cats: nasty, low, vulgar things! Don't let me hear the name again!

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exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
conservative; careful
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
continuing forever or indefinitely
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