Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

abrasive

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a. E.g. Ash can also cause long-term abrasive damage to planes that could lead to later disasters if not dealt with.

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unable to have children
rubbing away; tending to grind down
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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comparative

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a. E.g. Elsewhere in the report which covers a wide range of comparative data, girls continue to reduce the gender gap in educational performance.

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relative; based on, or involving comparison
serving as model; outstanding; typical
remaining as a residue; surplus
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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custom

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n. E.g. John had a book in his hand - it was his unsocial custom to read at meals - he closed it, and looked up.

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trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
shortening something by omitting parts of it
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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dye

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n. E.g. Did you know the dye is purple on your hair when you're doing it that color?

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watery layer of the earth's surface
state of being public; information to attract public notice
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
substance used to color materials
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
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fusion

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n. E.g. True, the energy released in fusion is less than using He-3, but is magnitude cheaper and faster.

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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
union; act of melting together by heat
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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irrigate

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v. E.g. How do you irrigate a wound in the wilderness setting?

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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
remove the surface from
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locomotion

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n. E.g. Recent studies with modern cameras have shown that horse locomotion is actually very different to what we thought.

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way; footway; course or track; route; passage
token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
substance used to color materials
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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penetrating

(8)

a. E.g. The cold winter wind was so penetrating that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.

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emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
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reliant

(9)

a. E.g. Explain that being self reliant is wonderful, but it does not mean you have to do everything alone.

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tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
relying on another for support
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
throughout the year; constantly; repeatedly
submarine; beneath the surface of the water
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sect

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n. E.g. A peculiar attribute of this sect is the character of many of its members: bankers, civil service officials, navy officers, army officers and others of the finest professions.

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small section of filmed or filed material
money given as a guarantee or security
separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture
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symbiotic

(11)

a. E.g. Symbiotic relationships may involve an organism living on another, inside another, or organisms related by mutual stereotypic behaviors.

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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
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unmatched

(12)

a. E.g. However, there are several opinions that remain unmatched.

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unexpected; unforeseen
steadily; regularly; constantly; always
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
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