Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

accessibility

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n. E.g. Whitehouse.gov includes several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Some of these features are described below.

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a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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awkward

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a. E.g. John Kerry recently spoke of his faith, but he's more awkward about it than the born again President Bush.

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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
basic; fundamental
aloft; flying; in the air
difficult to handle or manage
brilliant; delighted
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confront

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v. E.g. Here in the heart of conservative Texas, young criminals, murderers and thugs are forced to confront military style discipline, a traditional view of right and wrong.

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be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
activate; stimulate
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
consider; think about carefully; weigh
be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
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deplete

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v. E.g. We must wait until we deplete our present inventory before we order replacements.

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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
cut; sculpt
characterize; differentiate; recognize
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
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drawer

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n. E.g. She peered at me over her spectacles, and then she opened a drawer and fumbled among its contents for a long time, so long that my hopes began to falter.

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any physical damage to body caused by violence or accident or fracture
blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
continual and persistent demands
boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
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hump

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n. E.g. I roused him out and say: Get up and hump yourself, Jim! There isn’t a minute to lose.

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bump; arch one's back
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
a drama set to music and consists of singing
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mate

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n. E.g. Be sure your mate is on a standard above your own.

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a fellow member of a team
brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
amusement; fun
act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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parameter

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n. E.g. Security's critical parameter is the ratio of workers to retirees.

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characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure used for observation, signaling, or pumping
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possession

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n. E.g. She will also retain possession of her father's home, and many of his personal effects.

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cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
act of having and controlling property; belongings
a parallelogram with four right angles
contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing
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resistance

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n. E.g. They made it clear that by the time the Americans descended on the hospital by helicopter they were aware that they would face no resistance.

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company which sells goods
board on which painter mixes pigments
blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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shutter

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n. E.g. The aperture was so screened and narrow, that curtain or shutter had been deemed unnecessary; and when I stooped down and put aside the spray of foliage shooting over it, I could see all within.

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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
decoration; something used to beautify
additional proof that something that was believed
a hinged blind for a window
autonomy; independence
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typical

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a. E.g. Its producer plans to shoot the project on a very modest budget, well below the tens, or even hundreds of millions, spent on a typical Hollywood blockbuster in the United States.

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amazed; surprised
able to pay for
conforming to a type; representative
cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
complete; absolute; entire
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