3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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saddle  Speak Example sentences
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protected from danger or bad weather
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load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
salute  Speak Example sentences
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hunger; deprive of food
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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import or export without paying customs duties
scalpel  Speak Example sentences
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a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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observer; audience; one who looks on
seamount  Speak Example sentences
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reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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be at an angle; incline; gradient
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securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
secondary  Speak Example sentences
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mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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spectacles that are darkened to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
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not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
sensitivity  Speak Example sentences
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sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
sheltered  Speak Example sentences
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union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
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protected from danger or bad weather
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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be at an angle; incline; gradient
shy  Speak Example sentences
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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
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timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
silicate  Speak Example sentences
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soak; make thoroughly wet
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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single-mast sailing boat