CPE Academic Vocabulary and Register 3

Question 1

What does 'commensurate' mean in formal CPE English?

Accepted Answer

Corresponding in size, degree, or extent; proportionate

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Far too large or excessive for the situation

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Relating to measurement of time only

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Completely unrelated to something

Question 2

In CPE academic vocabulary, what does 'dichotomy' mean?

Accepted Answer

A division into two contrasting or opposing groups or ideas

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A classification of living organisms

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An agreement between two parties

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A type of complex sentence structure

Question 3

What is the meaning of 'ephemeral' in CPE reading and vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

Lasting for only a short time; transitory

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Lasting for a very long time

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Deeply rooted in historical tradition

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Extremely physical and tangible

Question 4

What does 'proliferate' mean in a CPE-level academic text?

Accepted Answer

To increase rapidly in number; to spread widely

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To decrease rapidly in number or quantity

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To combine two things into one

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To examine something in great detail

Question 5

In formal CPE English, what does 'alleviate' mean?

Accepted Answer

To make a problem or suffering less severe

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To completely solve a problem permanently

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To raise something to a higher level

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To make something more complex and difficult

Question 6

What is an 'axiom' in the context of CPE academic vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

A statement accepted as self-evidently true without proof

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A complex mathematical calculation

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A type of formal essay structure

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A word that has multiple opposite meanings