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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amendment
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. America and Britain oppose this amendment but some other European countries, in particular Germany, have always been lukewarm on debt relief and might be swayed.
Select answer:
act of having and controlling property; belongings
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
correction; revision
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
Don't select.
catching
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. That is the appeal in catching them I think, it is amaizing to pull something so massive out of muddy water, that few people actually see.
Select answer:
almost completely; practically; essentially
continuing forever or indefinitely
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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confer
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all; and to "burst" with boldness and good-will into "the silent sea" of their souls is often to confer on them the first of obligations.
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bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for: scheme for
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
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crosscut
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Then use a combination square to determine the point where the rip line meets the crosscut line.
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belonging to one; one's own; individual; belonging to natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular
a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
bare; complete or extreme
containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents
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exploit
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his exploit in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
act of searching for something
ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
ancestor; forebear
creek; stream
Don't select.
hasten
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. Her spirit seemed to hasten to live within a very brief span as much as many live during a protracted existence.
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close; squeeze or press together; contract
carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
coat; cover
confront; encounter; be opposite
accelerate; quicken
Don't select.
mate
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Be sure your mate is on a standard above your own.
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a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
a fellow member of a team
cutting edge; front
Don't select.
orchestra
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The orchestra was rehearsing at the time and received the news in silence, according to one musician.
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band
assault; attack
a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance
Don't select.
presumably
 
 
(9)
ad.  E.g. The swimmers said the dolphins were extremely agitated and repeatedly slapped the water with their tails, presumably to try to deter the predator as it cruised nearby.
Select answer:
assumedly; supposedly
absence of ceremony; casual
attractive; appealing
decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
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scholarly
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Much of scholarly research is learning what others have discovered and building on it.
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
brightly; radiantly
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
academic; scientific; characteristic of scholars or scholarship
benevolent; kind; humane
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spotless
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Everyone wants to arrive in a spotless dress.
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apparent; measurable
completely neat and clean
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
cultured; purified; made pure
Don't select.
therefore
 
 
(12)
ad.  E.g. The saga of the Sun, a statement said, showed that even remotely independent journalism could not be tolerated in Malaysia and therefore could not survive.
Select answer:
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
consequently; hence
bold; brave
lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
city center; one who lives in a city center
Don't select.
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