Test sheet for CPE Vocabulary Test Online

addict

(1)

v. E.g. In this country, for instance, if you carry a clean needle the police are likely to arrest you for being a drug addict; a woman carrying a condom will be arrested as a prostitute, all of which just encourages the spread of the disease.

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cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
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brim

(2)

n. E.g. She shut her book and slowly looked up; her hat brim partially shaded her face, yet I could see, as she raised it, that it was a strange one.

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bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
brink; edge
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
bump; arch one's back
an object that goes around the sun
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concede

(3)

v. E.g. Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.

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bring order and organization to; harmonize
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
beg pardon
be similar to; take after; look like
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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devious

(4)

a. E.g. The story of Byzantine art, though not precisely devious, is not straightforward either.

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composed of distinct particles
available; capable of being obtained
difficult to handle or manage
capable of being reversed
departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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engulf

(5)

v. E.g. We see the bright light engulf him completely.

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cut; carve
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
depress; take away hope from
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
decree or designate beforehand; fate
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hub

(6)

n. E.g. It aims to compete with aviation hub like Singapore.

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closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
development of industry on an extensive scale
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
core port; nucleus; heart; center
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
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insistence

(7)

n. E.g. He clashed frequently with insiders who regarded his management style and his policies as unacceptable, in particular, his insistence that bank help for poor nations be tied in future to their willingness to root out corruption.

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committee appointed to judge a case
continual and persistent demands
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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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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as the hard flattened scales
deliberately; consciously
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
composed of distinct particles
considerable; perceptible
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pill

(9)

n. E.g. But for those areas rich in natural resources and industry, the prospect of handing power back to Moscow is a bitter pill to swallow.

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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
act of removing from office or employment
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
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renounce

(10)

v. E.g. Therefore, what they have to renounce is their presence in that piece of our national territory.

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be similar to; take after; look like
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
authorize; commission; give credit for
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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skull

(11)

n. E.g. The skull supports the structures of the face and protects the head against injury.

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act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
a commissioned military officer
ancestor; forebear
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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wax

(12)

n. E.g. Serve or wrap individually in wax paper for storing.

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any animals kept for use or profit
contestant you hope to defeat
access; method
any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances
association; union
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