Test sheet for Eiken Vocabulary Test Online

adequate

(1)

a. E.g. England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation and was unable to match Australia's skill.

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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
with great urgency; seriously; severely
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broaden

(2)

v. E.g. Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.

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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
remove the surface from
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to former state of health or good repute
widen; grow broad or broader
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conductivity

(3)

n. E.g. How does the electrical conductivity of water at the study site vary across seasons?

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theory of numerical calculations
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
slender-bodied non-stinging insect
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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diffuse

(4)

v. E.g. Hamilton wished to concentrate power; Jefferson to diffuse power.

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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
reverse; overthrow; upset something
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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filter

(5)

n. E.g. This filter is able to detect invalid clicks in real-time, with the goal of removing them before they ever show up in the AdWords console.

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idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion
travel for the purpose of discovery
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
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immobile

(6)

a. E.g. It's either be immobile for the rest of her life or go for an operation and see if it'll work.

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significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
remaining without essential change
relatively; in comparison
with the side forward; to or from a side
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
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niche

(7)

n. E.g. Our unique niche is to empower communities to support farming and conserve farmland.

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watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
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prescribed

(8)

a. E.g. There is no prescribed order in which assertions must be checked.

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set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
relative; based on, or involving comparison
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
following one after another without interruption; sequential
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regulatory

(9)

a. E.g. We recognize that this project will impact communities off the route and we are committed to involving them in regulatory processes and capacity building.

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having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
restricting according to rules or principles
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
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seduce

(10)

v. E.g. The temptation of easy money did seduce her to work in a massage parlor.

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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
say, state, or perform again; repeat
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succumb

(11)

v. E.g. President Zardari told the two US officials that Pakistan was fighting for its survival but would not succumb to the militants.

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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
say, state, or perform again; repeat
wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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undo

(12)

v. E.g. 'A knot!' said Alice, always ready to make herself useful, and looking anxiously about her. 'Oh, do let me help to undo it!'

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substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
step on; mate with; place the foot
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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