3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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elementary  Speak Example sentences
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violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
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basic; fundamental
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obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
emphasis  Speak Example sentences
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect or conscience; give information to; inform or instruct
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massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
escalator  Speak Example sentences
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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
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basic; fundamental
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
ethnic  Speak Example sentences
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect or conscience; give information to; inform or instruct
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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movement aimed at equal rights for women
evolution  Speak Example sentences
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development; progression
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pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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picture in the mind; imagine
executive  Speak Example sentences
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serving as model; outstanding; typical
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overstatement; act of making something more noticeable than usual
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widespread; far-reaching; wide
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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
exempt  Speak Example sentences
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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bitter quarrel between two parties
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picture in the mind; imagine
exploration  Speak Example sentences
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travel for the purpose of discovery
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superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
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inherent power or ability; body of persons with specific professional powers
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
extension  Speak Example sentences
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relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
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picture in the mind; imagine
feminism  Speak Example sentences
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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movement aimed at equal rights for women
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obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation