Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

additive

(1)

n. E.g. Select color mixing to see a demonstration of additive and subtractive color mixing.

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addition; supplement
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
act later than planned; put off; adjournment
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boon

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n. E.g. The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.

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big storm; severe tropical cyclone
absence; emptiness
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
accomplishment; putting into practice; putting a person to death
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converge

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v. E.g. African-American men from all over the United States will converge on Washington to take part in the historic Million Men march.

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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
approach; tend to meet; come together
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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deformation

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n. E.g. Chahkalalanwala is a village where around 8 years ago the world media including BBC rushed to highlight the cases of bone deformation among children.

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a physicist who studies astronomy
an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
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exhausted

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a. E.g. But since the beginning of June almost all domestic stocks seemed exhausted.

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depleted; tired
bloody
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
aptly; properly
diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious
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horde

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n. E.g. Before Christmas the store will treat a special horde of shoppers.

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counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
combination of two or more elements or parts
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
a very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance; filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance
development of industry on an extensive scale
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irregular

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a. E.g. Led by her, I passed from compartment to compartment, from passage to passage, of a large and irregular building.

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appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
dependable; reliable
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
deeply
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
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nominate

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v. E.g. If you are ready to nominate someone, you must complete an application form in one of two ways.

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come into prominence; spring up; appear
become smaller or draw together; compress
complete; consummate; make perfect
comply with; follow; fit; meet
designate; appoint
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provocative

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a. E.g. Even more provocative is the promise of a Russian nuclear power plant for Venezuela.

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amateur; not professional
capable of being reversed
certainly; undoubtedly
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
clear; distinct; strongly marked; easily noticeable; spoken; voiced
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rust

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v. E.g. The steady dripping of water will rust the metal stopper of the sink in one year.

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become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
amuse; host
associate; join
ban; taboo; forbid
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specify

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v. E.g. He didn't specify what crimes he was referring to, but said if proof was found, the police would ask for charges to be brought.

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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
be at an angle; incline; gradient
blend; fuse; merge
detail; designate
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vein

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n. E.g. I now clapped my hands in sudden joy -- my pulse bounded, my vein thrilled.

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any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae
blood vessel that carries blood
colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube
clump; cluster; gathering
building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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