Test sheet for PTE Vocabulary Test Online

bacterium

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n. E.g. The bacterium is so destructive that it is common to cough up both mucus and blood.

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metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
single celled organism with no nucleus
ambition; longing
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
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chaste

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a. E.g. If, however, he remarried or did not remain chaste, the money would pass to her mother.

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possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
short-lived; enduring a very short time
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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defraud

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v. E.g. Are you saying that Socialism Welfare states don't defraud, mislead, and embezzle?

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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
cause to emit a flash of light
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
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engross

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v. E.g. John and Chris engross in their studies that both don't hear mother call.

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strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
make an island of; place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; isolate; separate
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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format

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v. E.g. Please format this letter so it can be printed out.

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applaud; announce with great approval
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable
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indispensable

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a. E.g. It was the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state.

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easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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microbe

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n. E.g. A microbe is any living organism that spends its life at a size too tiny to be seen with the naked eye.

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property of a continuous and connected period of time
act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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nicety

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n. E.g. I cannot see any nicety in their reasoning.

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precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill
former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
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pendulum

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n. E.g. There was a clock on the middle of the mantelpiece, with a picture of a town painted on the bottom half of the glass front, and a round place in the middle of it for the sun, and you could see the pendulum swinging behind it.

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a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
state or relation of being or associate; companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
island; spot within another of a different color
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shoal

(10)

n. E.g. The boat struck a shoal and fetched up all standing.

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tire; covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon
cloth; fabric
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank or sandbar
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
residue by smelting metal ore; dross; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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sluggish

(11)

a. E.g. Technological advance is also a major factor in sluggish wage growth in the United States.

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easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
likely to fail or be inaccurate
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
lazy; with little movement; very slow
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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textile

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n. E.g. There have been quotas on textile trade for decades.

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cloth; fabric
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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