Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

antibiotic

(1)

a. E.g. Patients must take high-powered antibiotic or even extensive chemotherapy for up to two years.

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capable of arousing and holding the attention
of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
assured; having or marked by assurance
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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boom

(2)

n. E.g. It is a hi-tech boom town, the centre for dozens of successful biotech and IT firms and the home to an ever-expanding middle class, many of whom have studied in the US or worked for US companies.

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company; firm; organization created for business ventures
change something into another form; transform
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
brink; perimeter; margin
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correspond

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v. E.g. My Russian pen pal and I correspond for several years.

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be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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credential

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n. E.g. With the right licensing credential, customers will look to you to help them make intelligent buying decisions.

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difficult question or problem
confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
contentious speech act; argument
certificate; warrant
cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of raw hide twisted.
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fixture

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n. E.g. It was vain to try to read with such an inscrutable fixture before me; nor could I, in impatience, consent to be dumb; he might rebuff me if he liked, but talk I would.

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a reference work containing articles on various topics
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
a whip used to inflict punishment
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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genetically

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ad. E.g. They have used a genetically engineered form of the common cold virus to destroy human brain tumor cells that had been injected into mice.

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by genetic mechanisms
bending so that one part covers the other
deeply
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
comfortable; relaxing
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inflation

(7)

n. E.g. The owners say inflation in the price of tea, plastic cups, tinned milk and gas to heat the water means they have little choice but to increase the cost if they're to stay in business.

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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
adult male chicken
general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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morale

(8)

n. E.g. Swearing on the job can reduce stress and boost employee morale, a British study has found.

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band
confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
abnormally small person; atypically small animal or plant
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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pillar

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n. E.g. I leant against a pillar of the verandah, drew my grey mantle close about me, and, trying to forget the cold which nipped me without, and the unsatisfied hunger which gnawed me within.

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danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
column; post
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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sculptor

(10)

n. E.g. A person who creates sculptures is called a sculptor.

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celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
association; union
artist who creates sculptures
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
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taint

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v. E.g. One speck of dirt on your utensils may contain enough germs to taint an entire batch of preserves.

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break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
ban; taboo; forbid
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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tub

(12)

n. E.g. He hopped around the cabin considerable, first on one leg and then on the other, holding first one shin and then the other one, and at last he let out with his left foot all of a sudden and fetched the tub a rattling kick.

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a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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