Test sheet for FCE Vocabulary Test Online

annual

(1)

a. E.g. It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be changed.

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loose and large-grained in consistency
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension or excitemen
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
occurring or payable every year
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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clinical

(2)

a. E.g. He spoke in the clipped, clinical monotones typical of police testimony in court.

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near the back or upper surface
owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
involving or based on direct observation of the patient; unemotional
recurring with measured regularity
made at home, usually by hands
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defective

(3)

a. E.g. I think the Realtor who said future buyers may consider the roof defective is giving you sound advice.

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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
planned or accomplished together; combined
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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enactment

(4)

n. E.g. With Congress staying out of the issue, medical marijuana advocates called the enactment of the law a "historic" victory for their movement.

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planning something carefully and intentionally
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
process of becoming spoiled; impairing the value or quality of
protection from harm
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fortify

(5)

v. E.g. Allowing women to join the infantry and take on combat positions, would fortify military efforts.

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make powerless and unable to function; disable
made industrial; converted to industrialism
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
purify; make more precise; improve
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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horizon

(6)

n. E.g. Over the horizon is a Britain that pays its way in the world.

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condition or quality of being fresh, in any sense; originality by virtue of being new and surprising
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
office and function of president; tenure of a president
line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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miscellaneous

(7)

a. E.g. A small boy's pockets are likely to contain a miscellaneous collection of objects.

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productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
not able to be corrected or repaired
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
of or relating to or involving light or optics
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outcry

(8)

n. E.g. Improvements to our education system will require relentless and vocal outcry from the parents whose children suffer most from the current schools.

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mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
prospect; view; belief about the future ; act of looking out
duration, continuance, term; end of something
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predatory

(9)

a. E.g. Every few seconds the bait fish were flying out of the water from attacks by predatory fish.

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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
living by preying on other animals
of the same kin; related by blood
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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ridicule

(10)

n. E.g. I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.

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region; remote and undeveloped area
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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stilt

(11)

n. E.g. The other irony, of course, is that people live in small stilt houses over the water - there are no cars in the village.

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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird; one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
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topography

(12)

n. E.g. Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.

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short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
duration, continuance, term; end of something
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
person who inherits some title or office
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
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