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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amaze
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. Archaeologists amaze that such a fragile ancient document could have survived for so long and that it was then discovered as it could so easily have been overlooked or destroyed.
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appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
depict; describe; draw
astonish; affect with wonder
deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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basement
 
 
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n.  E.g. There are so many things of India which are either lying in the basement of the Victoria and Albert Museum or in the India Office Library.
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a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
cellar; storage room
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concede
 
 
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v.  E.g. Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.
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deny; take away
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
detect; find out; discover
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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departure
 
 
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n.  E.g. The departure of the migrant workers for the holiday season has also shown up how dependent the city dwellers now are on these country cousins of theirs.
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devoted adherent; a fan; one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity
cell; compartment; room
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
act of departing
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engrave
 
 
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v.  E.g. Engrave the pen with the owner's name.
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carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
classify; sort
applaud; announce with great approval
close; squeeze or press together; contract
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foresight
 
 
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n.  E.g. A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom.
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capacity; skill
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
ability to foresee future happenings
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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initiate
 
 
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v.  E.g. The college is about to initiate a program in reducing math anxiety among students.
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begin; originate; admit into membership
cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
cause to break; undergo a break in bone; abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules
be full of; be plentiful
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particulate
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. They are a kind of air pollution called particles or particulate matter.
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capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant.
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
composed of distinct particles
crazy; frenetic
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physiology
 
 
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n.  E.g. Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells.
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branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing
apparatus
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
act of decorating something; something used to beautify
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rival
 
 
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n.  E.g. But he’s not the only one; his main rival is an even bigger, stronger master named Raoh.
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
a large mass of ice floating at sea
competitor; conflicting; competing; someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
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sphere
 
 
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n.  E.g. I feel more inclination to put you in the way of keeping yourself, and shall endeavor to do so; but observe, my sphere is narrow.
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a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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troublesome
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Tom's younger brother Sid was already through with his part of the work, for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.
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affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
annoying; bothersome
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
awake; alert
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