Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

ascent

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n. E.g. A 30 minute hike up to the base of the ferrate is followed by an unforgettable 2 hour ascent up the cliff.

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upward slope or grade; movement upward
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
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bankruptcy

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n. E.g. That holding company has been in bankruptcy proceedings since last June.

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state of being unable to pay your debts
type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
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conservative

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a. E.g. It's still far from clear whether he can persuade his more conservative colleagues in the regime to support the process.

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emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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divide

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v. E.g. It would be some relief to unseal his tongue for a little while; to divide his burden of distress with another sufferer.

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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
unite a shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact; join plants by such union; join or unite closely
make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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explosive

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n. E.g. Most potentially explosive is the announced intention of two major conferences, the Big Ten and Pacific-10, to explore expansion.

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transmission of heat or electricity or sound
action of trying at something
substance, especially a prepared chemical material, which explodes or causes explosion
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
lack of trust or confidence
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inclusive

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a. E.g. The comedian turned down the invitation to join the Players' Club, saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him.

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sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
separately; individually; in the order given
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moderate

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a. E.g. Mr. Berlusconi's alliance of moderate and right-wing parties has an absolute majority in the Senate.

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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
thick; crowded closely together; compact
the fewest; the least possible
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pebble

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n. E.g. For the next moment a shower of little pebble came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face.

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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
small smooth rounded rock
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
restoration; activity of constructing something again
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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remainder

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n. E.g. It's not good enough any more to tell consumers 25 percent of the products are made in China and the remainder is made in USA.

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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
short thin stick of wood used in making matches
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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rod

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n. E.g. The curtain rod is hung to low and is the wrong colour.

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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
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swiftness

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n. E.g. I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, or the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.

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system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
two words that can be interchanged in a context
something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
state or quality of being swift; speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
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undertaking

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n. E.g. John was out of the town, it was a vain undertaking for us to attempt to catch him.

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task or assignment undertaken; career
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
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