Test sheet for CAE Vocabulary Test Online

alien

(1)

a. E.g. If you think about it, that's totally alien to what a drug company might be expected to do, because if you eradicate a disease, there's no need for that drug at all.

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large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
in a menacing manner; aggressively
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
inside; interior; located within the limits or surface
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bedrock

(2)

n. E.g. Frank runs his own campaign, and he enjoys bedrock of support.

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foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
inheritance; legacy; act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
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convivial

(3)

a. E.g. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.

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hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
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diagonally

(4)

ad. E.g. She lives diagonally across the street from us.

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falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
feasible; capable of being effected, done, or put into practice
inside; interior; located within the limits or surface
legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction
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exceptionally

(5)

ad. E.g. Animal welfare groups in Australia and Thailand are exceptionally disappointed with this decision.

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excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
eating away by chemicals or disease
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
extremely; in an exceptional or unusual manner
amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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influential

(6)

a. E.g. Speaking at an industry conference, the Indian leader addressed some of India's most powerful and influential businessmen.

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important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
harmful to living things; injurious to health
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to measurement of quantity
lasting; long-lasting; enduring
forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit
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jubilant

(7)

a. E.g. Arriving in Rome to a jubilant crowd and tearful relatives, the women said they had been treated well.

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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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opaque

(8)

a. E.g. The opaque window shade kept the sunlight out of the room.

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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
dull and tiresome; commonplace
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
free from impediment or hindrance
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portend

(9)

v. E.g. The king does not know what these omens portend and asks his soothsayers to interpret them.

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enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass
hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows
foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
raise to a higher grade or standard; advance
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sketch

(10)

v. E.g. I offered to sketch their portraits; and each, in turn, sat for a pencil outline.

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draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute
ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
take or grasp suddenly; snatch; capture
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subtractive

(11)

a. E.g. In general, I'm an additive writer rather than a subtractive one - I write short, and then go back and fill in the holes and expand stuff.

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in danger, at risk; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction, of species
eating away by chemicals or disease
involving subtraction; having the minus sign; tending to subtract
existing for a long time
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
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tragedy

(12)

n. E.g. Local authorities in Egypt say that 238 people or more have died in the train tragedy south of Cairo.

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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
introduction of something new
disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
freeing someone from the control of another
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