CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CELPIP vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CELPIP vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online is a tool for building vocabulary. It includes 1200 basic words from the 4,000 CELPIP Vocabulary List.

It is a game-style app. You don't need a detailed plan or schedule to use it. You can access its web pages and practice or test anytime and anywhere as long as you have the Internet.

The app's primary functionality is to create CELPIP 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 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.

CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online is free, but you should sign up to save your tests. 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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adequate
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation and was unable to match Australia's skill.
Select answer:
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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buckle
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Then, to make sure the edges didn’t buckle from the glue, I laid wax paper over it and put a weight on it.
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scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
force separation from one's native country
laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
pierce; go through; permeate
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controversial
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. In fact one of the main criticisms of Mr. Brown is that throughout the last ten years he's been particularly adept at avoiding association with some of Mr. Blair's more controversial decisions.
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as it ought to be; properly; regularly
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
controvertible; disputable
without previous preparation
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dreadful
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. 'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
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obligatory; required or commanded by authority
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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fickle
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Shoppers remain fickle and disloyal and are still shifting to retailers who offer the most immediate savings.
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while; at the same time
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
pertaining to the universe; vast
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grind
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. He planned to grind the spices in a mortar.
Select answer:
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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martyr
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. For common people, the most important thing about a martyr is they're dead.
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act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
inside; inner part; internal; inner
deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election
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neurotic
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. If they get through that period without becoming neurotic or worse, they're usually all right from then on.
Select answer:
of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
the fewest; the least possible
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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planetarium
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. In our debate, I mentioned the example of the more than $3 million he sought for a new projector at a planetarium in his hometown.
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apparatus or model representing the solar system; display museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
possibility of future success; belief about future
feeling of sickness in stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
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scope
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. This group was within the scope of an investigation.
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prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
development; progression
something appended or added
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
elevation especially above sea level; height
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temptation
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. He took himself out of temptation by driving the other boys together and joining them.
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behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion
effort expended on particular task; act of mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
going from one state of action to another
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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vessel
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. The crew of the Southern Supporter, an Australian customs vessel, has finally arrived here in Cape Town harbor after an epic three-week chase through the treacherous southern ocean, dodging icebergs and high seas to arrest the crew of a ship caught poaching rare Patagonian tooth fish.
Select answer:
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
craft; ship; container for liquids
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
discussion; formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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