3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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scapegoat  Speak Example sentences
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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someone who bears the blame for others
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mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
scope  Speak Example sentences
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of the seventh degree or order; act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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resolute adherence to your own ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
sect  Speak Example sentences
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
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separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
sentimentalism  Speak Example sentences
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man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
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phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
sewerage  Speak Example sentences
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waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
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magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
shrivel  Speak Example sentences
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man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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of the seventh degree or order; act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
slime  Speak Example sentences
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someone who bears the blame for others
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mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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resolute adherence to your own ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
solitude  Speak Example sentences
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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very tall building with many stories
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redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
spinal  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
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mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
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token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
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remove a part from the whole
stately  Speak Example sentences
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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occurring at or dependent on a particular season
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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in a smooth manner; successfully; easily