Test sheet for FCE Vocabulary Test Online

amnesia

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n. E.g. Selective amnesia is a politically valuable trait.

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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
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celestial

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a. E.g. She spoke of the celestial joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.

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not giving satisfaction; inadequate
mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
not wise; innocent; lacking complexity
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
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crust

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n. E.g. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the crust is a golden color.

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chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to maintenance of life
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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evolutionary

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a. E.g. He told us a very informative site about biology and evolutionary theory.

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of or relating to or produced by evolution or development
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
practical and functional, not just for show
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fold

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v. E.g. We saw the hawk fold its wings.

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make rich; richen; improve
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
make powerless and unable to function; disable
protect or fight for as first place
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interlocking

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a. E.g. An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check.

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projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
real; actual; based on fact
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
linked or locked closely together; act of meshing together
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interval

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n. E.g. The first week, it spouted every five hours, but recently the interval is eight hours.

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mixture; combination of diverse things
one who has received an academicals or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
proof; act of showing or making evident
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
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perfume

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n. E.g. As British companies withdraw Jade's top-selling perfume from the shelves, it's losing work for people in Mumbai where its bottles are manufactured.

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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
protection from harm
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
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quench

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v. E.g. No matter how much water the hiker drank, she could not quench her thirst.

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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
plant; place seeds in or on
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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refrigerate

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v. E.g. Please refrigerate these foods, or they will spoil.

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normalize; cause to conform to a standard
preserve by chilling; cool or chill something
make commercial; apply methods of business to for profit
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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sumptuous

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a. E.g. I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
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tribute

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n. E.g. Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.

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payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
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