Test sheet for CAE Vocabulary Test Online

ancestor

(1)

n. E.g. He said it was a very old name in that neighborhood; that the ancestor of the house was wealthy.

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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
field covered with grass; meadow
effort; expenditure of much physical work
dividing line; border; frontier
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ceremonial

(2)

a. E.g. Congressmen often participate in ceremonial presentations of medals to veterans.

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formal or ritual; ceremonious
gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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definitive

(3)

a. E.g. And finally, the utility of the skeleton would be mostly likely to aid in definitive identification.

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intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;
full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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disrepute

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n. E.g. Because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute.

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farming for the raising of livestock
discredit; dishonor; the state of being held in low esteem
empty area or space; electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
inborn pattern of behavior ; nature
flock; crowd; group of cattle or other domestic animals
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feed

(5)

v. E.g. So Tom says: "What's the vittles for? Going to feed the dogs?"

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grow too large for; lose or discard in the course of maturation
express an opinion; remark
give food to; supply with nourishment
force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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infuse

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v. E.g. Some physiologists infuse sugar solutions into the veins of animals.

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gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
introduce into the body through a vein; undergo the process of infusion
draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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judicious

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a. E.g. At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.

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exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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multifaceted

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a. E.g. A multifaceted composer, Roger Davidson has recorded original pieces that range from ragtime tangos to choral masses.

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happening or done after a surgical operation
conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
inside; interior; located within the limits or surface
having many facets or aspects
in irregular or unpredictable manner
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pore

(9)

v. E.g. Determined to become a physician, Beth spent hours to pore over her anatomy text.

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express an opinion; remark
hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
have a negative effect on; impact something
gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of effort
gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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skeleton

(10)

n. E.g. The building has a steel skeleton.

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glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
insect typically having a slender body with broad colorful wings
group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
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stained

(11)

a. E.g. A few strange, antique portraits of the men and women of other days decorated the stained walls.

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discolored; dirty; having a stain
formal or ritual; ceremonious
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
in a spectacular manner; extraordinarily, amazingly
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vacation

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n. E.g. I wish I could go, but my vacation is already taken up by other upcoming trips.

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installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building
leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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