Test sheet for FCE Vocabulary Test Online

antique

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a. E.g. Quite a few of these old booklets can still be found in antique stores, or online bookstores.

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obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
of or relating to the heart
old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
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clamor

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n. E.g. The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.

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practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
money; general acceptance or use
pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
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defective

(3)

a. E.g. I think the Realtor who said future buyers may consider the roof defective is giving you sound advice.

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involving or based on direct observation of the patient; unemotional
made at home, usually by hands
having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
produced under conditions involving intense heat
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
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drastic

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a. E.g. They faced the drastic social change brought by the French Revolution.

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recurring with measured regularity
mutually related; showing a statistically significant relationship between the values of two or more variables
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
of high worth or cost
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
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expenditure

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n. E.g. When you are operating on an expense account, you must keep each receipt of expenditure.

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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
organized structure for arranging or classifying
one who contracts to build things; a party to a contract
one who has received an academicals or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
payment or expense; output
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incidence

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n. E.g. The highest incidence is found in Britain, Australia and Belgium: 30 per 1,000,000 per year.

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whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
small part broken off or detached; fraction
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
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intruding

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a. E.g. I really wanted to be there, even though I was uncomfortable with the idea of intruding into a very personal time.

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relating to group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
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novel

(8)

a. E.g. Piercing any part of the body other than the earlobes was novel in 1950s, but now it is quite common.

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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
occurring or payable every year
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
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physical

(9)

a. E.g. Because you know, every intelligent person knows, that the physical is the basis for the mental and the moral.

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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
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scholar

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n. E.g. The scholar who wrote the book say Japan is too masochistic in its teaching of history.

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line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
tiny piece or part; fragment
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
professor; a learned person
process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water
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sumptuous

(11)

a. E.g. I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

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not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
no fixed or regular course; wandering
negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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tender

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v. E.g. Although no formal charges had been made against him, in the wake of the recent scandal the mayor felt he should tender his resignation.

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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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