Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

asymmetrical

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a. E.g. The attraction of asymmetrical balance to artists is its lack of a formula.

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rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
unbalanced; uneven
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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championship

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n. E.g. Winning a championship is about more than having the best team.

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someone who tells a story
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
solemn promise; commitment to tell the truth
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
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counseling

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n. E.g. The mission of the counseling services is to help students, faculty and staff gain all they can from their experience at the university.

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act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
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diversification

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n. E.g. We promote the development and diversification of the economy of Western Canada and advance the interests of the West in national economic policy.

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rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
passage from one form or state to another; change
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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flabby

(5)

a. E.g. If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.

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the smallest possible quantity
weak; lacking firmness
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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illustrate

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v. E.g. The editor will illustrate the definition with an example sentence.

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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
sink; immerse; put under water
represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
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nonfiction

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n. E.g. There are three categories -- short story, poetry, and creative nonfiction -- and $60000 of prize money courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
writing that is not fictional
trees having usually narrow leaves
student who continues studies after graduation
revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
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pebble

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n. E.g. For the next moment a shower of little pebble came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face.

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something that discourages; tending to deter
small smooth rounded rock
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
someone who plays a musical instrument
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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pumpkin

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n. E.g. Although the pumpkin is botanically classified as a fruit, it is widely regarded as a vegetable.

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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
travel for the purpose of discovery
single-mast sailing boat
usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family
unjust act; practice of being unjust or unfair
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spaceship

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n. E.g. A Spaceship drives like a great car but has more useful features than common truck.

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state that precedes vomiting; disease
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
teaching; art of education; science of teaching
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
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torque

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n. E.g. In physics, a torque is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some axis.

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something that resembles or harmonizes with
turning or twisting force
resources; money saved
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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vegetarian

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n. E.g. Some evidence also suggests that vegetarian diets can improve mood and mental ability.

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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
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