Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

affiliate

(1)

v. E.g. Our Affiliate programs empower our associates to earn commissions and receive ticket discounts.

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deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
associate; incorporate
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
decay
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classification

(2)

n. E.g. The US government agency responsible for classifying viruses, the Centre for Disease Control, says it was in the process of deciding whether to change the strain's classification when it was informed that it had been widely circulated.

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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
assigning to a class or category
destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
act of removing a load or burden; act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission
a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
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compress

(3)

v. E.g. She has to compress the package under her arm.

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broadcast; announce; make public
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
close; squeeze or press together; contract
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
anticipate; predict
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dogma

(4)

n. E.g. Celibacy is a discipline, he said; it's not a dogma of the church.

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belief; doctrine
column; post
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
a quality of variability and lack of uniformity
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enzyme

(5)

n. E.g. The firm, Mars, had said it would change the whey used in some of its products from a vegetarian source to one with traces of the animal enzyme, rennet.

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crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion
act later than planned; put off; adjournment
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
compassion; pity; concern
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foray

(6)

n. E.g. Scientists are showing an obvious foray into politics.

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daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
development of industry on an extensive scale
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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infancy

(7)

n. E.g. While these arguments about evolution are in their infancy in the UK, a Government minister has said that says that Intelligent Design is not included in the national curriculum and should not be taught in schools.

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additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
belt; band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
babyhood
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pave

(8)

v. E.g. He's called for an end to the campaign of violence in order to pave the way for a resumption of the peace process, but the militants have rejected his strategy.

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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
assign the roles of; choose at random
coat; cover
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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phase

(9)

n. E.g. But there's far less consensus on how much the EU might be willing to pay towards reconstruction in a post-war phase, now that it's clear that a conflict will not have United Nations approval.

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an expert who gives advice
board on which painter mixes pigments
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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rentable

(10)

a. E.g. He argued that building was rentable.

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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
acting against an opposing force; located in front
able or fit be rented
appropriate for people with good incomes
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surpass

(11)

v. E.g. The price of silver will double before ending the year at around 20 USD an ounce and gold will again surpass the 1000 USD mark, finishing the year at 1150 USD.

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besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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vacancy

(12)

n. E.g. Each week a single vacancy will be advertised.

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background; setting
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
absence; emptiness
coins collectively
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
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