Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

analyze

(1)

v. E.g. Historians follow a few basic rules to help them analyze primary sources.

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diagnose; examine
bring out; arouse; call forth
consider; think about carefully; weigh
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
cut the surface of; cause friction
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chamber

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n. E.g. Before being taken to the execution chamber he acknowledged that he deserved punishment, but he said it was unfair that he was paying the ultimate price while his co-defendant, his girlfriend, who was charged as a juvenile, had the chance of a normal life.

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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
ambition; longing
adjustment; measurement
cell; compartment; room
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controversial

(3)

a. E.g. In fact one of the main criticisms of Mr. Brown is that throughout the last ten years he's been particularly adept at avoiding association with some of Mr. Blair's more controversial decisions.

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controvertible; disputable
beneath the surface of the water; undersea
adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
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crystallization

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n. E.g. Crystallization is the natural or artificial process of formation of solid crystals from a uniform solution.

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alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
biography or story written by yourself
a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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edge

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n. E.g. She stretched herself up on tiptoe, and peeped over the edge of the mushroom.

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believer; follower
change in form , appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
brink; perimeter; margin
a parallelogram with four right angles
assemble without order or sense; confused multitude of things; chaos; mess; mixture
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glamorous

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a. E.g. It promises to be one of India's most glamorous events of the year.

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bright red
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
attractive; charming
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
automated; mechanical
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masonry

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n. E.g. They offer commercial and residential masonry and tile contracting, renovations, repairs and restoration.

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a drama set to music and consists of singing
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
craft of a construction worker; structure built of stone or brick
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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nourishment

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n. E.g. Each may share equally in nourishment, sun, air, water, as long as they �keep their distance.�

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certificate; warrant
a vehicle for travelling in space
a source of materials to nourish the body
contestant you hope to defeat
act of being present
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preach

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v. E.g. You have no right to preach to me, you neophyte, that have not passed the porch of life, and are absolutely unacquainted with its mysteries."

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deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
cut the surface of; cause friction
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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refrigerant

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n. E.g. A refrigerant is a compound used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back.

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bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
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sustenance

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n. E.g. In the tropics, the natives find sustenance easy to obtain, due to all the fruit trees.

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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
beyond the regular time
check list; a collection of resources
narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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transform

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v. E.g. He wants to transform into a monster.

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cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:
cause; apply; exercise
change in outward structure or looks; convert
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
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