Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

allowance

(1)

n. E.g. I volunteer for every shift available, the allowance is better than nothing.

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pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack
quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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bouquet

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n. E.g. They are usually created with flowers that have definite form and add character to a bouquet.

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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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courier

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n. E.g. A courier boy squeezed his way in the middle bulk of outgoing passengers.

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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
possibility of future success; belief about future
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
person who carries a message
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eligible

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a. E.g. But turnout was extremely disappointing, only around forty five per cent of eligible voters.

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sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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fracture

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v. E.g. You are going to fracture the balance of power.

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break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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implicate

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v. E.g. The suspicions again implicate high government officials to the point where 911 could well have been an inside job.

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compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
be similar to; take after; look like
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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litter

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v. E.g. Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers.

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crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together
make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
fasten; annex; be in contact with
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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patron

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n. E.g. We had to walk two miles to Brocklebridge Church, where our patron officiated.

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benefactor; regular customer
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
empty area or space; electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
a medicine or therapy; ; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
outside; external or outward appearance
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pharmaceutical

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a. E.g. In order to determine if a certain pharmaceutical is effective, researchers compare medical outcomes between one group given the drug and another given a placebo.

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clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
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seemingly

(10)

ad. E.g. The new eleven hour curfew has been brought in by an administration seemingly desperate to stop what has now become a wave of demonstrations against King Gyanendra, his son Crown Prince Paras and increasingly, in favor of a republic.

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apparently; supposedly
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
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sow

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v. E.g. You would sow the ground with sunflower seeds.

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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
plant; place seeds in or on
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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trend

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n. E.g. Only late last year, Air Canada seemed to be contradicting the downward trend affecting US-based airlines by posting profits.

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demonstration; show
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
popular taste; general direction in which something tends to move
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