Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

accomplishment

(1)

n. E.g. Bessie's accounts of school-discipline were somewhat appalling, her details of certain accomplishment attained by these same young ladies were, I thought, equally attractive.

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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
competing as for profit or prize
achievement; fulfillment
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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behavior

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n. E.g. Did this attorney mean to throw away his client's life without an effort? Several witnesses deposed concerning Potter's guilty behavior when brought to the scene of the murder.

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cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
creation of artistic drawings
air
conduct; manner
a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
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collective

(3)

a. E.g. But many ordinary people here regard the demolitions as a kind of collective punishment.

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characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
comparable; similar or alike
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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depreciation

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n. E.g. These days we all see a depreciation of the dollar against the yen.

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any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
act of accepting with approval
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than formal paper
devaluation; decrease in price or value
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fasten

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v. E.g. I wanted to see the invisible thing on which, as we went along, he appeared to fasten a glance fierce and fell.

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cause to be interested or curious; captivate
designate; nominate
circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
attach; affix
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
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funding

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n. E.g. Even so, the National Cancer Institute is intrigued enough to be providing a million dollars of funding to produce enough of the genetically engineered cold virus.

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any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
a small number
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
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lethal

(7)

a. E.g. In a decision the court upheld the use of all three drugs in lethal injections.

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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
clean or orderly
inherited or inheritable by established rules
clear; distinct; strongly marked; easily noticeable; spoken; voiced
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nicotine

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n. E.g. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health measured the nicotine yield of different brands between 1998 and 2004 and found a worrying increase across the board.

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a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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plaster

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n. E.g. The plaster is mostly removed now and we get to see the paintings in their full glory.

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becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
cutting away parts to create a desired shape
bottom of a sea or ocean
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reformer

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n. E.g. A reformer is a person who wishes to change a system to improve it.

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act of removing from office or employment
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
a specialist in the study of nutrition
a disputant who advocates reform
a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
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spine

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n. E.g. Non-profit medical society focused on improving spine medicine through advocacy, research and education.

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act later than planned; put off; adjournment
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
alliance
a specialist in the study of nutrition
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utterly

(12)

ad. E.g. Archbishop Tutu said scared car owners handed over the keys but were then shot dead in cold blood for the sheer hell of it -- utterly, gratuitously, and wantonly.

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by hand
absolutely; completely
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
accompanying
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