Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

adventure

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n. E.g. I can't even decide which step of this adventure is the most aggravating.

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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
residence; place to live in; abode
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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community

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n. E.g. Where governments manage public life, human freedom in community is compromised.

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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
upward slope or grade; movement upward
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
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devastate

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v. E.g. She says the disease has the potential to devastate Sudan, as HIV spreads quickly among the nation's youth.

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sink; immerse; put under water
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
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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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search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
relieve or cure; correct; repair
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habitat

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n. E.g. So if you destroy the habitat in which these fish feed and breed then you're going to destroy sustainability of that fishery.

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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
someone who has given long service
synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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instructive

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a. E.g. You get 30 chapters with instructive illustrations, including an easy-to-follow, step-by-step, six-week basic training program.

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sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
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naturalistic

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a. E.g. After all, people with a naturalistic worldview make philosophical inferences about the world supposedly based on the scientific evidence.

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representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
solid; heavy and compact in form
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
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pore

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n. E.g. The diameter of the pore is so small that it corresponds to that of a single ion.

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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
someone who flies a balloon
tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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reluctant

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a. E.g. Economists say the unemployment rate could climb as high as 10.5 percent next year because employers remain reluctant to hire.

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used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
not wanting to take some action; averse
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
solidly; in a straight direct way; in a square shape
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scatter

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v. E.g. Still, it’s kind of hilarious to watch them scatter from the light.

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turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
suppose; presume; take on; bear
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spiral

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v. E.g. Others fear that security is to spiral downward in a long-term because more brazen traffickers will fight for control.

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wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
wander; ramble; stroll
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
rise or fall with steady acceleration; move along the path of a spiral or helix
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
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viscous

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a. E.g. Melted tar is a viscous substance.

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systematically; according to a method; with method or order
showing a high degree of refinement
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
useful; in good working order
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