3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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captivity  Speak Example sentences
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present at birth; inborn; innate
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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
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official examination of the details of a country's population
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
catalogue  Speak Example sentences
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restrict in movement; circumscribe
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make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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work or act together toward a common end or purpose
catastrophe  Speak Example sentences
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obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
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act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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process of making things clearer or easier to understand
clamor  Speak Example sentences
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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official examination of the details of a country's population
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noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
coin  Speak Example sentences
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make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
commercialize  Speak Example sentences
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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make commercial; apply methods of business to for profit
commitment  Speak Example sentences
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
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stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
community  Speak Example sentences
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work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
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something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
compliment  Speak Example sentences
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noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
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grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
composition  Speak Example sentences
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makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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present at birth; inborn; innate
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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steadily; regularly; constantly; always