Test sheet for FCE Vocabulary Test Online

annual

(1)

a. E.g. It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be changed.

Select answer:
not permanent; not lasting
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
occurring or payable every year
likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
loyal; worthy of trust or belief; reliable
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breeze

(2)

n. E.g. Tomorrow Night: A light but steady breeze from the southwest keeps temperatures warmer than tonight.

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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
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dated

(3)

a. E.g. For an average insurance requirement and an average dated car the breakeven point declines to 15 000 km a year.

Select answer:
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
old-fashioned; obsolete
to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
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depress

(4)

v. E.g. There are hopes that this could help to revive the internet and technology sector which has shown to depress since the dotcom crash of 2000.

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move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
lower in spirits; press down
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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frown

(5)

v. E.g. We frown on the use of so much salt in the food.

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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
marry; perform a marriage ceremony
proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
reckon; make mathematical calculation
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incongruity

(6)

n. E.g. My other problem with the iPod is that I find them a bit of an incongruity in this age of convergence.

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monument; short note or abstract, intended for registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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irresistible

(7)

a. E.g. The next day and the day after, he hung about the court-room, drawn by an almost irresistible impulse to go in, but forcing himself to stay out.

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ordinary; having no remarkable features
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
overwhelming; tempting; charming
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mortal

(8)

n. E.g. Nothing betrays the fact that he is now engaged in a mortal fight.

Select answer:
plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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provincialism

(9)

n. E.g. They had an excellent Department of English, but even in the best departments, I was always conscious of the kind of provincialism pervading the place.

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office and function of president; tenure of a president
small part broken off or detached; fraction
regionalism; localism; a lack of sophistication
nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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revolutionary

(10)

a. E.g. How did a man from such a privileged background become involved in revolutionary politics?

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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
random; difficult to foretell or foresee
mutually related; showing a statistically significant relationship between the values of two or more variables
marked by new or introducing radical change
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
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suit

(11)

v. E.g. One old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, "I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn't suit my throat!"

Select answer:
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
recover; find and bring in; get back
negate; act against
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urgency

(12)

n. E.g. Last week the WTO's Director General warned of a crisis in trade negotiations, clearly hoping to create a sense of urgency among member states.

Select answer:
emergency; pressing importance; need; pressing necessity
one who gives advice about problems
role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
money collected under a tariff
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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