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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assault
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. He's charged with interfering with the performance of a flight crew by assault or intimidation.
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composition; order
act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
copy or reproduction of a work of art
attack; onslaught
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
Don't select.
chivalry
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. In truth there was no such code; chivalry as a set of ideals and duties changed throughout the Middle Ages to meet new socio-economic realities.
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
a reference work containing articles on various topics
any object that can be used to hold things
courtesy towards women
a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
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congratulation
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Immediately after Discovery's lift-off NASA officials were in jubilant mood, talking of the power and majesty of the launch and of the congratulation and back-slapping at ground control.
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act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
Don't select.
distinct
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The UN has always been at pains to say that its role in occupied Iraq is distinct from that of the US-led forces, and many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.
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able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
aloft; flying; in the air
covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
definite; separate; different
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flaw
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.
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crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms
act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
background; setting
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ideological
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. As such, it marks an ideological turning-point for the Jewish state.
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
attractive; tempting
concerned with or suggestive of ideas
bare and pure; completely unclothed
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interest
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. I did wish Tom Sawyer was there; I knew he would take an interest in this kind of business, and throw in the fancy touches.
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deep bow with the foot drawn backwards
composition; order
a person qualified to practice dentistry
attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
conduct; manner
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minority
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. He was accused by Speight of dismantling the rights of the indigenous majority at the expense of the Indo-Fijian minority.
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a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
clarity of outline; concise explanation
aspiration
condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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rally
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Washington quickly decided to rally his troops to fight off the British attack.
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
attach; affix
become solid
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rooster
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. A rooster, cock or cockerel is a male chicken, the female being called a hen.
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
a professional cook
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
adult male chicken
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spectrum
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. The FCC plans to obtain spectrum from a number of sources, including the Wireless Communications Service Band and the Advanced Wireless Services Band.
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daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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temple
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. During Paul's lifetime two thousand years ago, the site where the mosque now stands was occupied by a Roman temple built to honor Jupiter.
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an aggressive willingness to compete
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
church; place of worship
concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
clump; cluster; gathering
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