Test sheet for CELPIP Vocabulary Test Online

batch

(1)

n. E.g. But the last of this batch is the most important and the best of the whole.

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quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, as ship or plane
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
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brake

(2)

n. E.g. A lot of cost of maintenance goes into renew brake of my old car.

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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
benefactor; regular customer
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
thorough physical examination
field covered with grass; meadow
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decipher

(3)

v. E.g. Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decipher the scrambled message sent to him from the KGB.

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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
provide extensive explanation for words or phrases
breed; emerge from the egg
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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digest

(4)

v. E.g. I cannot digest all this information.

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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
utter a deep guttural sound, as angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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foil

(5)

v. E.g. In the end, Skywalker is able to foil Vader's diabolical schemes.

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be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
bound or obliged in law or equity
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
prevent from being successful
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hemisphere

(6)

n. E.g. Radiation reflected in the southern hemisphere is just as reflected as anywhere else in the globe.

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any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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manuscript

(7)

n. E.g. She stepped forward to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held up her manuscript, and proceeded to read.

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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
flock; crowd; group of cattle or other domestic animals
written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization
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novelty

(8)

n. E.g. Another novelty is the Japanese garden with its bamboo fence, the posts and door of entrance being carved with remarkable taste and boldness.

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act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
descendant
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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queer

(9)

a. E.g. I slept in queer places, and ate odd things, and met strange faces.

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pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
nevertheless; in spite of; despite anything to the contrary
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
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revelation

(10)

n. E.g. He cannot see that the power of religion, especially belief in revelation, is weaker today than it was in any other epoch in human history.

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a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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static

(11)

a. E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.

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free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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variety

(12)

n. E.g. In contrast to Europe, the United States is considering a variety of laws which would regulate spam but essentially allow it.

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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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