3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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grim  Speak Example sentences
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stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
gulp  Speak Example sentences
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
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act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
gymnastic  Speak Example sentences
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home
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of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility
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watery layer of the earth's surface
hallmark  Speak Example sentences
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act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
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mountainous; having mountainous and crags
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type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
harmonic  Speak Example sentences
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glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
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unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
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very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
harmonica  Speak Example sentences
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small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
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type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
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philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hereditary  Speak Example sentences
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thankful; appreciative of benefits received
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disadvantage; physical disability; cripple; hinder; impede
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descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
highlight  Speak Example sentences
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make prominent; emphasize; stress
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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
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glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
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thankful; appreciative of benefits received
hilly  Speak Example sentences
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mountainous; having mountainous and crags
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quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
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provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
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sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
historic  Speak Example sentences
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having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
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act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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glance; a quick look ; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view