CPE Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CPE vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CPE vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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This app, CPE Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build CPE vocabulary with a built-in set of 1200 basic words from the 4000 CPE Vocabulary List.

The app's primary functionality is to create CPE word question sheets dynamically. Its core features include showing quizzes and auto-checking answers. Students can also store the results of each test for further analysis. The data is helpful in comparing with previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools rarely have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps a lot when learning new words. It also provides definitions of 9 languages for every word and lets ESL students select their mother language and integrate it with an English explanation.

The CPE Vocabulary Test Online is free. It needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up for any activities. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign up and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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accompaniment
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.
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act of accompanying someone or something
cellar; storage room
a section of a section; a part of a part
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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betray
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. The two spies betray their country by selling military secrets to the enemy.
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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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collide
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. Two small planes collide over Florida Everglades and crash into swamp, no survivors.
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arouse again
be worthy of; have a right to
bump; hit; conflict
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
ban; taboo; forbid
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dialogue
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The World Bank says it is currently considering the implications of the demand and called for continued dialogue with the government.
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ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
conversation
any disease-producing agent
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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empty
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. There were empty dry goods boxes under the awnings, and loafers roosting on them all day long, whittling them with their Barlow knives.
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containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
awake; alert
concerned with topography
basic; fundamental
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imagery
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Essentially, imagery is any series of words that create a picture, or sensory experience in your head.
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ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing
a set of clothing, often with accessories; a set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose
any agent that carries and sends something
composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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keen
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. China, for example, keen to dispel its unsavory image among tourists of having poor restroom facilities, is sending twenty delegates.
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appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
acute; incisive; sharp ; express grief verbally
available; capable of being obtained
amateur; not professional
compatible
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outfit
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. No one has said they carried out the attack, but security officials believe this was a well-planned operation, masterminded by a major terrorist outfit.
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conqueror; winner
association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation
craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
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predominate
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
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channel into a new direction
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
contest; fight
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter; clarify or solve something confusing by reasoning or study
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sensible
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. A spokesman for the airline said the passengers were innocent in the issue and she hoped the staff would be more sensible than to take industrial action.
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deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
differed; diversified; various
decisive; critical; crucial
commonly; regularly; ordinarily
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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snug
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Now and then they came upon snug nooks carpeted with grass and jeweled with flowers.
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a way of access consisting of a set of steps
degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; degree of heat or cold
a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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verify
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Dr El Baradei said international inspectors were in Iran to monitor and verify the suspension of enrichment activities in advance of the IAEA board meeting on Thursday.
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over
beg pardon
bring in from another country
confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
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