CAE Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CAE vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CAE vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Before the CAE exam, students usually try to enhance their vocabulary as much as possible. Vocabulary is definitely the base for thinking, talking, reading, and writing, which is the foundation of any language skills.

This app, CAE Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build CAE vocabulary with a built-in set of 1200 basic words from the 4000 CAE Vocabulary List.

It is a game-style app. You don't need a detailed plan or schedule to use it. Anytime and anywhere, you can access its web pages and practice or test as long as you have the Internet. Some people use it as a tool to evaluate CAE vocabulary. Others use it to study new words or review known words. Based on lots of exercises, you may finally become familiar with the built-in vocabulary and keep it warm until the test day.

The app's primary functionality is to create CAE word question sheets dynamically. Its core features include showing quizzes and auto-checking answers. Students can also store the results of each test for further analysis. The data is helpful in comparing with previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools rarely have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps a lot when learning new words. It also provides definitions of 9 languages for every word and lets ESL students select their mother language and integrate it with an English explanation.

The app needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up for any activities. The CAE Vocabulary Test Online is free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign up and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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adept
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Mr. Williams was known as an adept improviser who effortlessly switched between classical, jazz and pop styles.
Select answer:
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
escaping into a world of fantasy from real life; intended for or tending toward escape
Don't select.
bald
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Although he carried, under his wig, a perfectly bald and shiny head, he had only reached middle age.
Select answer:
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
exhibiting self-importance
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
Don't select.
damp
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The report says some masters house their workers in bad conditions - cramped, damp dormitory blocks with poor sanitation.
Select answer:
instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information
hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
humid; moist; slightly wet
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
Don't select.
enrage
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. They began to talk; their conversation eased me completely, it was rather calculated to weary than enrage a listener.
Select answer:
disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
hand over, give up, give something into another's control
infuriate; put into a rage; provoke to fury or madness; make furious
have desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
enrich; make fertile; make fruitful or productive
Don't select.
flock
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. As the flock is in shock with this miracle occurring to the crazy person, word begins to spread around Ann Arbor.
Select answer:
experiment; act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
Don't select.
ignorance
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Do you think that her ignorance is a reasonable argument for this failure?
Select answer:
explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
lack of knowledge or education
dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
Don't select.
magnetic
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material.
Select answer:
having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
elaborately or excessively ornamented
fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
impartial; not supporting one side over another
Don't select.
minute
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The twins resembled one another closely; only minute differences set them apart.
Select answer:
involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
extremely small; short note
eating away by chemicals or disease
Don't select.
pineapple
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. It is a brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol.
Select answer:
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
Don't select.
shocking
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement describing the punishments as shocking and inconsistent.
Select answer:
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.
exhibiting native good judgment
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
Don't select.
tardiness
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Unless being precisely on time is important, don’t bring up the tardiness issue with an employee who is occasionally late.
Select answer:
doctrine or movement of reform
lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
Don't select.
unsubstantiated
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. In her affidavit to the Court she described the charges against her as absurd and entirely unsubstantiated.
Select answer:
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
has not been proved true
having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
Don't select.
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