Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

allegiance

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n. E.g. They didn't want to salute the flag, saying that kind of allegiance is only for God.

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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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cater

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v. E.g. The chef was happy to cater to the tastes of his highly sophisticated clientele.

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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
weigh; weigh in the mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
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dazzle

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

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overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
consider; think about carefully; weigh
put in; infuse ; force or drive fluid into something
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edible

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a. E.g. US scientists develop edible wrap made of fruit, vegetables.

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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
eatable; substance that can be used as food
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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expand

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v. E.g. China wants to learn from India's success in IT and expand international outsourcing, such as call centers, a booming sector in India.

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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
deny; take away
throw with great force; cast; toss
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hectic

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a. E.g. Just after last night he resigned, following a hectic board meeting.

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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of body
undamaged in any way; integrated; whole
in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
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moist

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a. E.g. It grows 3 to 5 feet high and wide in moist soil and partial shade and blooms white from June to September.

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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
slightly wet; damp or humid
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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obscure

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v. E.g. Because the smog will obscure our view, we have to adjust original plan.

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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
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perception

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n. E.g. Let's keep things to reality, and CNN's supposition for why this drop in perception is certainly not reality.

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traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
benefactor; regular customer
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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reel

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n. E.g. The reel of silk has run smoothly enough so far; but I always knew there would come a knot and a puzzle.

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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
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stoop

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v. E.g. She found her head pressing against the ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken.

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cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for special occasion
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tow

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v. E.g. The tugboat will tow the barge away before sunset.

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attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
draw or pull behind by a chain or line
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
recover; find and bring in; get back
injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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