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Test por Manuel Lujan, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Creado por Manuel Lujan
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This is a [blank_start]tapestry[blank_end].
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tapestry
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buoy
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A period of two weeks is a [blank_start]fortnight[blank_end].
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fortnight
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To make is this is to [blank_start]embroider[blank_end]. This word also means to add details to an account to make it more interesting.
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embroider
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brooch
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This is a [blank_start]palisade[blank_end].
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palisade
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dung
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A knife which cannot cut because it doesn't have a sharp edge or point is [blank_start]blunt[blank_end].
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blunt
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The connection point between bones is called "[blank_start]joint[blank_end]".
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joint
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A [blank_start]cask[blank_end] is a round wooden container for storing a liquid, especially alcoholic drink.
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cask
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To hit something hard and quickly is to [blank_start]rap[blank_end].
Example:
He [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] the table loudly to get their attention.
Carol [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] sharply on the window.
She [blank_start]rapped[blank_end] her stick on the floor.
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rap
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rapped
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rapped
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rapped
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A [blank_start]tome[blank_end] is a large book. [blank_start]Tome[blank_end] is often used to refer to a book that is not only really large but also unusually important.
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tome
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Tome
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A [blank_start]limb[blank_end] is a leg or an arm. It can also refer to a bird's wing, or a large branch of a tree.
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limb
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The plant on which grapes grow is called [blank_start]vine[blank_end].
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vine
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To [blank_start]confide[blank_end] is to tell someone a secret or discuss private feelings with them.
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I hope you know that you can always [blank_start]confide[blank_end] in me.
He [blank_start]confided[blank_end] his doubts to me.
She [blank_start]confided[blank_end] to friends that she was scared of her mother.
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confide
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confide
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confided
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confided
Pregunta 16
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He put on an old blue suit, intending to [blank_start]pass himself off as[blank_end] (make me believe he was) a businessman.
The watches are fakes, but they tried to [blank_start]pass them off as[blank_end] (make me believe they were) genuine Rolexes.
The protest march [blank_start]passed off[blank_end] (happened) without any serious trouble.
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pass himself off as
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pass them off as
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passed off
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He had [blank_start]boiled down[blank_end] a lengthy report [blank_start]to[blank_end] (reduced [it] to) just a few paragraphs.
Need we remind ourselves that democracy does not [blank_start]boil down to[blank_end] (reduce to) having a vote?
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boil down to
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boiled down
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to
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We will continue to work to [blank_start]root out[blank_end] (destroy, make disappear) corruption and demand more of elected officials when it comes to ethical conduct.
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root out
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The hashtag "Trump facts" was trending in London overnight Tuesday, with nearly 30,000 messages, most of them [blank_start]poking fun at[blank_end] (making fun of, ridiculing) the candidate.
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poking fun at
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Pallor means [blank_start]pallidness[blank_end].
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pallidness
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Another way to say "first of all" is "[blank_start]first and foremost[blank_end]".
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first and foremost
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hoof
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A pleasant smell is a [blank_start]fragrance[blank_end].
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fragrance
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ditch
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A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece and used typically for cleaning things is a [blank_start]rag[blank_end]. The plural [blank_start]rags[blank_end] is used to refer to old or tattered clothes.
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rag
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rags
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Homer is [blank_start]snoring[blank_end] while awake.
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snoring
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tray
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When a fruit is ready to be eaten, it's [blank_start]ripe[blank_end]. This word can also mean "to be ready for something", as in this example:
This change in structure demonstrated to Peters that the place was [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end] other changes he hopes will come as a part of the new funding.
This word is commonly used with "time", in the phrase"the time is [blank_start]ripe[blank_end] [blank_start]for[blank_end]...".
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ripe
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ripe
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ripe
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for
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for
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Something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems can be called "[blank_start]bane[blank_end]". This word is used in the phrase "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end].." as in "noisy and disobedient children are the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] many mothers", or "the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] someone's life/existence" as in "paperwork is the [blank_start]bane[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] my life".
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bane
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bane
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of
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bane
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of
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bane
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of
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bane
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of
Pregunta 30
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stirrup
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Dogs bark and hens [blank_start]cackle[blank_end].
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cackle
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sceptre
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A pair of wooden [blank_start]stilts[blank_end].
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stilts
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jowl
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To [blank_start]dwindle[blank_end] is to shrink away, to diminish gradually until nothing remains.
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dwindle
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A continuous loud noise like that made by metal being hit is called [blank_start]clangour[blank_end].
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clangour
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If you eat until you're satisfied, you [blank_start]sate[blank_end] you appetite. This verb also applies to other feelings or needs such as curiosity.
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sate
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The boy is [blank_start]straddling[blank_end] the bench.
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straddling
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My father was a [blank_start]staunch[blank_end] (firm in loyalty) unionist working in London at the time and [blank_start]reviled[blank_end] (criticised strongly) Thatcher’s politics.
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staunch
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reviled
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Flour [blank_start]shortages[blank_end] (severe lacks) were forcing bakeries to use the whole grain of the [blank_start]wheat[blank_end] (picture).
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shortages
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wheat
Pregunta 41
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lens
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As [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) a country with private health care, legal pharmaceuticals are mega-business in the US.
The symbolic milestone shows the world is open to China playing a larger role as [blank_start]befits[blank_end] (it's suitable for) its status as the world’s biggest trading nation.
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befits
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befits
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ribs
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While states don’t have to [blank_start]abide by[blank_end] (be ruled by, act in accordance with) the federal standards, lots of states have copied the federal law [blank_start]verbatim[blank_end] (using exactly the same words).
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abide by
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verbatim
Pregunta 45
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thimble
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cane
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This is a [blank_start]nostril[blank_end].
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nostril
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[blank_start]Lust[blank_end] is a strong craving for sex. It also can mean a hunger for anything, like [blank_start]lust[blank_end] for power.
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He [blank_start]lusts[blank_end] somewhat creepily after/for a 17-year-old girl who works in a rural Vermont cafe.
The suspicion is that the managers at General Motors have once again placed their [blank_start]lust[blank_end] after/for profit above the well-being of workers.
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Lust
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lust
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lusts
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lust
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blister
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lectern
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