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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assert
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.
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combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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blight
 
 
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v.  E.g. I wish to foster, not to blight -- to earn gratitude, not to wring tears of blood -- no, nor of brine: my harvest must be in smiles, in endearments, in sweet -- That will do.
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amuse; host
become smaller or draw together; compress
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
approach; come near
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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context
 
 
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n.  E.g. Last week the Italian Prime Minister apologized to parliament in Rome for his alleged remarks about the superiority of western culture over that of Islam, claiming his words had been taken out of context.
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a whip used to inflict punishment
adjustment; measurement
circumstance
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
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distinguish
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. They can't distinguish between legitimate discs and pirated ones and despite their super-sensitive noses they still can't tell the difference between movies that are worth watching and the real stinkers.
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change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
characterize; differentiate; recognize
commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
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embryo
 
 
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n.  E.g. Chinese scientists said they’ve produced a cloned embryo of a giant panda.
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
assault; attack
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hue
 
 
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n.  E.g. The aviary contained birds of every possible hue.
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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
any art that invokes supernatural powers
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
a large mass of ice floating at sea
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magic
 
 
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n.  E.g. He warned, however, that the enhanced cooperation programme should not be seen as a magic wand.
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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offspring
 
 
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n.  E.g. But now you know that it is the illegitimate offspring of a French opera-girl, you will perhaps think differently of your post and protegee.
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decision; appraisal
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
descendant
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quiescent
 
 
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a.  E.g. After the great eruption, fear of Mount Etna was great; people did not return to cultivate its rich hillside lands until the volcano had been quiescent for a full two years.
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composed of distinct particles
differed; diversified; various
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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repetition
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Suddenly there was a flash of light and Tom came tearing by him: "Run!" said he; "run, for your life!" He needn't have repeated it; once was enough; Huck was making thirty or forty miles an hour before the repetition was uttered.
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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
act of doing or performing again
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
basic, center, or most important part; essence
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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signify
 
 
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v.  E.g. There, I had a friend's face under my gaze; and what did it signify that those young ladies turned their backs on me? I looked at it; I smiled at the speaking likeness: I was absorbed and content.
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be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
bring order and organization to; harmonize
denote; mean; indicate
completely change; dramatically change
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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terrific
 
 
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a.  E.g. And that night there came on a terrific storm, with driving rain, awful claps of thunder and blinding sheets of lightning.
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appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
approximately; more or less
certain, sure
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
able or fit be rented
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