Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

banish

(1)

v. E.g. The king decided to banish him from the realm immediately.

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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
begin; originate; admit into membership
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
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compartment

(2)

n. E.g. It also had hints for making snow forts, including "make sure to include an icy compartment to store your vodka."

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packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
one's relatives; family; kinfolk
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database

(3)

n. E.g. The heart of the database is the national list of voters produced each year by Elections Canada.

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outside; external or outward appearance
lack of knowledge or education
collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture
going from one state of action to another
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economic

(4)

a. E.g. The subsequent deterioration is partly due to the slowdown in economic growth that was already underway when Mr. Bush moved into the White House.

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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
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expertise

(5)

n. E.g. Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields, she was hired for her particular expertise in computer programming.

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deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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hence

(6)

ad. E.g. She presents herself in public and hence is an object of positive or negative regard, as the case may be.

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as it ought to be; properly; regularly
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
slightly wet; damp or humid
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
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lever

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n. E.g. A lever is a bar, with which you can pry or lift greater weights or apply greater force.

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tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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overlook

(8)

v. E.g. You failed because you did overlook this job.

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explore with tools; investigate; search
open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
ignore; disregard; fail to notice ; watch over
move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
soak; make thoroughly wet
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preserve

(9)

v. E.g. The doctors need to preserve and re-route those veins or both twins risk suffering a stroke.

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erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in alarmed or cowardly manner
open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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solar

(10)

a. E.g. Some scientists believe that comets hold the most primitive materials in the solar system and that they played a role in shaping some of the planets.

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of or relating to the sun
along or by the side; side by side with
based or acting on error; misled; lacking proper guidance
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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sponsor

(11)

n. E.g. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.

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outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
demonstration; show
one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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weary

(12)

a. E.g. Dressed in a sport jacket and jeans, Louis Vartan stood with his arms crossed and an expression of weary horror on his face.

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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
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