Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

acid

(1)

n. E.g. There is a barrage of acid comments in today's newspapers.

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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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bitterness

(2)

n. E.g. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of compassion for her great sufferings.

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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
travel for the purpose of discovery
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
sharp and bitter manner
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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comprehensible

(3)

a. E.g. A good programmer makes her code look so simple and comprehensible that any other programmer can understand it and appreciate it.

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rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
repulsed; having a strong distaste; irritated and out of patience
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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dull

(4)

a. E.g. It seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

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truly; really; in fact
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
not restricted or confined; open; unrestrained
undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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greedy

(5)

a. E.g. These people have good intentions to make a profit, but they are too greedy, which is why we have regulation.

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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
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immobilize

(6)

v. E.g. The sudden storm will immobilize the traffic.

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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
stabilize; fix; cause to be unable to move
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
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methodology

(7)

n. E.g. The statistical methodology adopted for the ranking gives each business school a unique score.

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solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
someone who intrudes without permission
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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patroller

(8)

n. E.g. Bus patroller helps children to get on and off school buses safely.

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soft edible body of such as mollusk
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
restoration; activity of constructing something again
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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radiate

(9)

v. E.g. You can fell heat is going to radiate from the metal box.

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revolve around a center of attraction
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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robust

(10)

a. E.g. Those levels are expected to remain robust this year, said the ratings firm, but be somewhat below 2008.

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with honesty; rightfully; fairly
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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submarine

(11)

n. E.g. Without British help it's clear the Russian submarine would have perished at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; entire range of skills or aptitudes
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
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veneration

(12)

n. E.g. He felt more than simple admiration for Miss Euston; he experienced a kind of veneration for her.

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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
money given as a guarantee or security
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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