Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

appointment

(1)

n. E.g. Mr. Straw’s appointment as Foreign Secretary has triggered speculation in London about the Prime Minister’s motives for the change.

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trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
very tall building with many stories
small and compactly built upright piano
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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blink

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v. E.g. The TV announcer never seems to blink.

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shut eyes briefly; wink
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
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constrain

(3)

v. E.g. His idea is to constrain commercial banks' lending.

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split into opposite extremes or camps
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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economical

(4)

a. E.g. Our house has installed a modern economical heating system.

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very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
varied; miscellaneous
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
unusual; not typical; not normal
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frugality

(5)

n. E.g. In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy.

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thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
someone who plays a musical instrument
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
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kymograph

(6)

n. E.g. Experimental psychologists adopted the kymograph as an instrument for recording various time-related events: response times and stimulus presentations.

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device for measuring and recording graphically
terror; fear; intense dislike
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
restoration; activity of constructing something again
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mistrust

(7)

n. E.g. In this climate of mistrust, efforts by the European Union are an uphill struggle.

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translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
lack of trust or confidence
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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plain

(8)

n. E.g. They live what they call plain lives, of course, as you well know, not using electricity.

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sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
state that is intermediate between extremes
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refurbish

(9)

v. E.g. The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; we had to refurbish our belongings.

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permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
renovate; make bright by polishing
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
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revive

(10)

v. E.g. Despite her claims of representing Indians, media reports here accuse her of only trying to revive a failing career for the money.

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seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
restore from a depressed; renew
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
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superficial

(11)

a. E.g. We give higher ratings to job applicants who are like us in superficial and irrelevant ways: as went to same school or share same religion.

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unintelligible; difficult to understand
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
very cautious; on guard; watchful
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trespass

(12)

v. E.g. After meeting Thailand's foreign minister, Cambodia's prime minister, said armed clashes would erupt if Thai troops continued to trespass over the border.

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work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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