Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

arbitrary

(1)

a. E.g. He threw an arbitrary assortment of clothes into his suitcase and headed off, not caring where he went.

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of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
most frequent; widespread; predominant
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city
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bundle

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n. E.g. She made a bundle selling real estate.

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path or track roughly through wild or hilly country; overland route
reading and writing; ability to read and write
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
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considerable

(3)

a. E.g. The Tigers are insisting on an interim administration for the north east of the island, giving them considerable powers.

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mute; lacking the power of speech
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than
not discovered or explored, in any sense
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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etiquette

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n. E.g. Students begin to learn the basics of etiquette for personal social situations.

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emergency; pressing importance; need; pressing necessity
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water
purpose; reason for wanting something done
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gourmand

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n. E.g. John is a gourmand lacking self restraint; if he enjoys a particular cuisine, he eats far too much of it.

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production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
one who sets devices to catch animals
one who manages a government agency or department
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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humanitarian

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n. E.g. Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighboring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.

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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element
philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
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mitigate

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v. E.g. Nothing Jason did could mitigate Medea's anger; she refused to forgive him for betraying her.

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make a firm decision about; find a solution to
put together again or repeatedly
raise; advance; push or shove upward
make less severe or harsh; moderate
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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novel

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a. E.g. Piercing any part of the body other than the earlobes was novel in 1950s, but now it is quite common.

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relating to or caused by a virus
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
alone; only; without another
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precious

(9)

a. E.g. It also means that parents place huge amounts of pressure on their precious only child to succeed in China.

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not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
of high worth or cost
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
possessed at birth; inborn
prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
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rhythmical

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a. E.g. Regardless of age, size or rhythmical ability, hooping is an activity that most everyone can enjoy.

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past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
recurring with measured regularity; periodical
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solicitor

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n. E.g. 52-year-old Carol, who qualified as a solicitor before switching to journalism, showed the spirit of an iron lady.

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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
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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urbanize

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v. E.g. China continues to urbanize at a fast clip, with hundreds of thousands of new residents flooding into the cities each year.

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relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
make more industrial or city-like
occur at the same time as; correspond
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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