Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

attendance

(1)

n. E.g. In some countries, taking lots of days off work sick would get you fired and the idea of offering prizes for good attendance would be little more than a joke.

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a set of clothing, often with accessories; a set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
correction; revision
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
act of being present
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codify

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v. E.g. We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and codify them into a national health code.

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continue to live; endure or last
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
combine something into a larger whole; unite
adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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construction

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n. E.g. The work, funded by the European Union, is aimed at finding out exactly how the Lagoon functions before the construction of a Thames-style barrier of steel gates.

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branch of medicine dealing with teeth
association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
act of constructing or building something
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detectable

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a. E.g. And unlike prior P. fiction, a detectable story thread develops out of "the restless progress" of the two scientists.

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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
automated; mechanical
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
apparent; measurable
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faucet

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n. E.g. Each faucet had a corner immediately preceding the opening through which the water came out.

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company owned by the parent company or holding company
active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
core port; nucleus; heart; center
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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handful

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n. E.g. This text book is a new edition of a work that has been used for the last four years in a handful of schools around the country.

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contentious speech act; argument
a small number
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube
device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
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initiate

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v. E.g. The college is about to initiate a program in reducing math anxiety among students.

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close; squeeze or press together; contract
begin; originate; admit into membership
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
decorate with needlework; add details to
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option

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n. E.g. The Euro made its debut in the financial markets three years ago and it has been an option for any non-cash transaction ever since.

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a large mass of ice floating at sea
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
beyond the regular time
act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
arc of colored light in sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
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petroleum

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n. E.g. The petroleum product's pricing regulatory agency said in a statement it welcomed the high court's decision, and added that marketers were now free to procure products and release them to the public subject to guidelines.

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act that violates of the rules of a sport
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
broadcast of news
crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
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score

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n. E.g. Also, you guys talking about how much you despised the score is also quite good.

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area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
act of getting point in a game or sport; facts about an actual situation
a chemical used to kill pests
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
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syllable

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n. E.g. She dared me in an emphatic voice to rise from that place, or utter one syllable during the remainder of the day.

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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
association; union
a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
cutting away parts to create a desired shape
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thoughtful

(12)

a. E.g. I would say Americans are more thoughtful about foreign policy and domestic policy.

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considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
dedicated; devoted
accompanying
acting against an opposing force; located in front
bending so that one part covers the other
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