3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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tactics  Speak Example sentences
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concerning; relating to; with respect to
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strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
tailor  Speak Example sentences
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
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one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
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pose a threat to; present a danger to
tarnish  Speak Example sentences
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
tempo  Speak Example sentences
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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concerning; relating to; with respect to
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beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
threshold  Speak Example sentences
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
tidy  Speak Example sentences
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one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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a thing of very little value or importance
tighten  Speak Example sentences
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piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape ; indication of potential opportunity
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.
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turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
tortuous  Speak Example sentences
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paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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change in outward structure or looks; convert
totter  Speak Example sentences
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walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
tournament  Speak Example sentences
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not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
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walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner