3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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abnormal  Speak Example sentences
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
absurd  Speak Example sentences
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true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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varied; miscellaneous
achieve  Speak Example sentences
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
acquisition  Speak Example sentences
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
actual  Speak Example sentences
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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act of being present
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true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
adversity  Speak Example sentences
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
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capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
afflict  Speak Example sentences
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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cause pain, suffering or distress
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along or by the side; side by side with
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
alike  Speak Example sentences
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the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
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astonish; affect with wonder
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similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
alliteration  Speak Example sentences
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
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appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
alternate  Speak Example sentences
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of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life
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similar; in the same manner or to the same degree