Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

astonish

(1)

v. E.g. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.

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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
surprise; shock
terminate; make a break in
solidify; guarantee; convince
renew; repair; return to life
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blossom

(2)

n. E.g. The locust-trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossom filled the air.

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weather condition; atmosphere; environment
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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crossing

(3)

n. E.g. If my memory serves me correctly, the Santa Teresa crossing is about 15 miles west of from the junction.

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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
something that resembles or harmonizes with
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district

(4)

n. E.g. Do you know the postal code of this postal district?

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short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
spectacles that are darkened to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
shoulder firearm with a long barrel
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
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facility

(5)

n. E.g. Reports say that three police officers guarding an oil facility were killed but no hostages were taken.

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self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
chemical combination brought about by the action of light
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
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immune

(6)

a. E.g. Still, the company doesn't expect to remain immune from the effects of the downturn.

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scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
weak; lacking firmness
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membrane

(7)

n. E.g. This membrane is attached to the side of the nut, and the nut falls to the ground, when it is gathered for use.

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lack of trust or confidence
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
sickness; illness; affliction
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
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photosynthesis

(8)

n. E.g. Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by living organisms.

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chemical combination brought about by the action of light
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
time sequence; arrangement of events in time
someone who intrudes without permission
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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ration

(9)

v. E.g. Because of food shortage, the city began to ration out flour and sugar from yesterday.

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sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
respire; inhale and exhale air
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semester

(10)

n. E.g. The semester system divides the calendar year into two terms of 15 weeks.

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term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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suburbanite

(11)

n. E.g. Your last book was about a contemporary Italian-American suburbanite and his multi-ethnic family.

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severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
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upheaval

(12)

n. E.g. However, if a compromise cannot be found soon, political upheaval is unavoidable.

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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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