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CPE Vocabulary Words

Quiz by Aranzasu Mollyk

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  • Q1
    Do you have any figures showing the _______ of left-handedness is in the general population?
    occurrence
    incidence
    persistence
    accidence
    30s
  • Q2
    Not many people are good at assessing their own abilities and Mark must be _______ for recognising that he would never become a great musician.
    commended
    advocated
    merited
    talented
    30s
  • Q3
    The boys ran out of the old man's garden when he _______ his fist and shook his stick at them.
    clasped
    gritted
    scrunched
    clenched
    30s
  • Q4
    We'd all been at school together for 12 years and at our leaving celebrations we _______ eternal friendship
    pledged
    assured
    confided
    undertook
    30s
  • Q5
    The country has few natural resources and its economy has been _______ for some time now.
    diseased
    ailing
    unwell
    sickening
    30s
  • Q6
    _______ to popular belief, Pluto is not a planet.
    Opposite
    Compared
    Contrary
    Conversely
    30s
  • Q7
    I'd like to _______ my argument with an anecdote whose significance will soon become apparent.
    herald
    announce
    preface
    predict
    30s
  • Q8
    Sometimes a pension can provide you with a _______ sum on retirement as well as or instead of a monthly income
    block
    mass
    chunk
    lump
    30s
  • Q9
    Why not buy the dress on ______ then you can take it back if it doesn't fit your mother.
    approval
    agreement
    affirmation
    affection
    30s
  • Q10
    Marlene is quite _______ - I don't know she manages to fit everything in.
    indefatigable
    inexhaustible
    inexorable
    tiresome
    30s
  • Q11
    Tamara has set her _______ on becoming a ballet-dancer.
    brain
    head
    heart
    feet
    30s
  • Q12
    The recently discovered documents _______ credence to Professor Vaughan's interpretation of events.
    give
    afford
    supply
    end
    30s
  • Q13
    In the course of his long life in business George G. Matthews _______ a substantial fortune.
    compiled
    assembled
    totalled
    amassed
    30s
  • Q14
    One of the most powerful pressure groups in the country is the road and car _______, which opposes any legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
    branch
    lobby
    folder
    segment
    30s
  • Q15
    Unfortunately, his report doesn't _______ with what we've learnt from other sources.
    tally
    rally
    pally
    ally
    30s

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