Test sheet for FCE Vocabulary Test Online

aria

(1)

n. E.g. Of course, throwing a pop star at an aria is a particularly uninspired solution.

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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
operatic solo; solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted
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brochure

(2)

n. E.g. This brochure on farming was issued by the Department of Agriculture.

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pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels
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consumer

(3)

n. E.g. Adidas and Reebok are two of the world's best known consumer brands, but they're in the shadow of Nike, the giant of the sportswear industry.

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pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
path or track roughly through wild or hilly country; overland route
optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
people who buy goods or services
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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descendant

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n. E.g. John Fraser, is an accomplished descendant from the early days of journalists.

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poll; detailed critical inspection
offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
soybean; most highly protein vegetable
outside; external or outward appearance
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gem

(5)

n. E.g. The other two suspects were picked up at a New York gem dealership.

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mixture; combination of diverse things
plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
quality of being adaptable or variable
length of time something lasts
precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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insufficient

(6)

a. E.g. Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold.

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not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
not able to be corrected or repaired
chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
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mason

(7)

n. E.g. He asked the mason to make him a tombstone.

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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
painter or drawer of portraits
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
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paralysis

(8)

n. E.g. After five weeks of political paralysis, Thailand finally has a way out of the stalemate left by last month's general election.

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regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
loss of the ability to move a body part
message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
progress; promotion; forward step; improvement
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preliminary

(9)

a. E.g. According to preliminary, unofficial figures, a large majority, some 84 percent, voted in favor.

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prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
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retrospective

(10)

a. E.g. The Museum of Graphic Arts is holding a retrospective showing of the paintings of Michael Whelan over the past two decades.

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like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
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sovereign

(11)

n. E.g. Vladimir Putin states that a unique-polar world with one sovereign is unacceptable.

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one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action
one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
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wedding

(12)

n. E.g. Two of India's most popular movie stars are engaged to be married later this year; that would be Bollywood's biggest wedding in years.

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madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
long narrow pillow or cushion
product made during the manufacture of something else
marriage ceremony; act of marrying; anniversary of a marriage
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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