CPE Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your CPE vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level CPE vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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This app, CPE Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you build CPE vocabulary with a built-in set of 1200 basic words from the 4000 CPE Vocabulary List.

The app's primary functionality is to create CPE word question sheets dynamically. Its core features include showing quizzes and auto-checking answers. Students can also store the results of each test for further analysis. The data is helpful in comparing with previous data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools rarely have. It includes a sample sentence for each word, which helps a lot when learning new words. It also provides definitions of 9 languages for every word and lets ESL students select their mother language and integrate it with an English explanation.

The CPE Vocabulary Test Online is free. It needs to store your test data because its core features rely on results from previous practices. So you should sign up for any activities. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign in. If you don't have an account yet, creating one only takes a few minutes. Sign up and start to enjoy this fantastic web app!
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n.  E.g. It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need access to his oil.
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action or manner of throwing something
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism
confirmation that some fact or statement is true
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
approach; entry; entrance
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brilliance
 
 
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n.  E.g. But, when they have a stroke of brilliance, boy, do they ever!
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
cleverness; magnificence
blast; outburst
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
devoted to or appreciative of music
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complacence
 
 
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n.  E.g. In the late nineties the government realized that its complacence and feeling that the states talent and infrastructure would automatically make it a preferred destination was actually resulting in a large loss for the city.
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act of subdividing; an administrative division of larger organization
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
activity of going on an area at regular intervals for security purposes
allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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decline
 
 
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n.  E.g. Dustan has a record of switching sides when convenient, and there are many Taliban supporters who would do likewise if the fortunes of the puritan militia are on the decline.
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bitter quarrel between two parties
brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
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drawing
 
 
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n.  E.g. He learned drawing from his father.
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chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
creation of artistic drawings
assigning to a class or category
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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hazardous
 
 
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a.  E.g. People who employ pregnant women and children in hazardous occupations do so because such labor is cheaper than the labor of adult men, it's a simple matter of maximizing profits.
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
backward; undeveloped
clearly; expressly
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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malleable
 
 
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a.  E.g. Gold is a malleable metal, easily shaped into bracelets and rings.
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
attractive; comfortable
curative; natural process by which the body repairs itself
causing damage or harm; injurious
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nominee
 
 
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n.  E.g. Her nominee, who is thought to be the former finance minister Manmohan Singh, will also become prime minister.
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anything which is longing for
bacteria; earliest form of an organism; seed
appointee; candidate
narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
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plasma
 
 
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n.  E.g. Particles in space exist in the form of plasma.
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combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
continual and persistent demands
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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rivalry
 
 
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n.  E.g. As with almost any topic, differences are apparent, given the intense state of factional rivalry between reformists and hardliners.
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
a kind or category; band; ribbon
act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
competition; the act of competing as for profit or a prize
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strap
 
 
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n.  E.g. The strap was broke off of it, but, barring that, it was a good enough leg, though it was too long for me and not long enough for Jim, and we couldn't find the other one, though we hunted all around.
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a flat float made of logs or planks; a large number or amount or extent
a thing of very little value or importance
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
belt; band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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tournament
 
 
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n.  E.g. At the beginning of this tournament no-one in their wildest dreams had ever imagine their team would hold the cup aloft at the end of the final match.
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ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; power of cognition
automobile; means of conveying; medium
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
an aggressive willingness to compete
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