CEM Vocabulary

[patricia]

Please post words that have been used in Real CEM Tests on this thread. I will periodically update this first message.

updated 3 September 2014

abundance alert altitude antiquity apprehensive abode ample arduous affable

benefit beck bewildered belligerent brusque

clemency conclusion content contract chaos covet coy covert conserve conceited charred coax conspire complex choreographer conventional careering caulking

debrief deliberate device din dismal demolished drought dismal disarray derelict disclose depot device distasteful dwelling

emerge evaluation extinction

flamboyant frivolous flee foe frivolous feign flora

gregarious grotesque

helix humble habitat habitable

inaugural inaugurate incision inferior inhabitants inaudible intense innocuous inconspicuous isolation idiosyncrasy inaudible ignorant interrogate

lavish

matte

nauseous nurseryman

orthodontist ostentatious obscure

passive perplexed physiotherapy pigment polarity pompous pompous precarious plunder peak polarity painstaking paleontologist

quiver

rigid resort

shrink subdued subterranean superfluous succumb subdued submissive summit sturdy subterfuge slope subtropical


tranquil tempestuous trivia trivial torment

uniform unorthodox unsurpassed unfathomable interpret

vicarious volatile virtuous vanished

wound




Patricia

[Sosalou]

assiduous
bemused
curt, contemporary, conceal
dilapidated, dishevelled, distinguished
flawless
inedible, intangible
meticulous
perilous, prominent, placid, prosperous
quell
reside, robust
superior
turbulent
venerable
yield

[patricia]

Hi Sosalou

Thank you for the list.

How have you been made aware of these words. Which part of the country/school used them in thier CEM tests?

Patricia

[Sosalou]

Sorry Patricia
Just read your initial post again and realised you wanted words actually used in CEM tests. My words were just ones I've come across in the CEM style practice papers I've been doing with my DD in preparation for Warwickshire 11+.

[faheej]

Thanks patricia for the Vocab List.
My Son is taking test at Heckmondwike grammar School in West Yorkshire.
They have introduced CEM for the 1st time.

I have read all recommendations on this website,which are very helpful.
We are struggling with jumbled words which need to be arranged to make sensible sentence with one word left as an extra.

also appreciate if there is a list of antonyms.

From very anxious and stressed out Mum

[Kismet]

I was recommended to buy Mary Farquhars set of cards which contain Antonyms and Synonyms. They are quite dear though as you can only buy them as one of a set of four packs of various vocabulary sets and cost about £40 for the lot. They are ok tho as they contain child friendly definitions.

[RedVelvet]

We just printed this list out, along with some from books. I'm not sure I'd part with £40 for cards!

We sometimes act out definitions. E.g. Show me 'alert'. Not possible for all, but fun trying.

[KenR]

a few more from previous CEM in the past:-


caulking
flora
habitable
painstaking
paleontologist
subtropical

[southbucks3]

Caulking! are they preparing them for diy horrors at 10?

[gazzag]

Help please.

I want to make up some cards with these words (and another vocabulary list on here somewhere) but I'm a bit IT challenged.

So, first, anyone done this before, probably in Word, and can send me a template. If not, any hints on how a set up a layout (something like business card size) to easily enter the words and then print.