Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

absorb

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v. E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.

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rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
make empty; empty out; remove contents of
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
wander; ramble; stroll
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cautious

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a. E.g. The trials are an emotive issue in Britain and the government has issued a cautious response, saying it will take further advice before making policy.

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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
conservative; careful
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
ready or about to appear; making appearance
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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dazzle

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v. E.g. His eyes dazzle before the strong light.

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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
estimate value; judge worth of something
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for: scheme for
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dispute

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n. E.g. Both the local workers' union and some of the foreign workers trapped aboard the rig have accused the management of Transocean of heavy handedness in its approach to resolving this dispute.

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stage; a raised horizontal surface
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
brief statement that presents the main points
flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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exhaust

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n. E.g. The byproduct of the engine's combustion process is almost exclusively water vapor, which comes out of an exhaust pipe.

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tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
gases ejected from an engine as waste products ; use up the whole supply of
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inspiring

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a. E.g. This is an inspiring campaign and I would do anything to support this.

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salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
while; at the same time
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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mar

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v. E.g. They attacked the victory they sought - to mar the election.

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stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
set apart for a deity or for special purposes; devote; consecrate
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muscular

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a. E.g. New work contained the starting-point for a method of investigation, which made it possible to trace the development of heat in muscular movements.

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no fixed or regular course; wandering
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
of an entire group or class; general
having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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prestige

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n. E.g. What they are doing to our military, our treasury, our power, and our prestige is an unconscionable national betrayal.

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elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; branch of army in use of large weapons
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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scope

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n. E.g. This group was within the scope of an investigation.

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range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
one who has charge of money; cash keeper
one that carries or conveys; messenger
fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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spur

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v. E.g. A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment.

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gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
begin; originate; admit into membership
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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transcript

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n. E.g. When applying for this job, please include your latest transcript in package.

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region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
a reference work containing articles on various topics
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
anything which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; second digit
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