Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

avant-garde

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n. E.g. It collects news, reviews, image galleries, and texts concerning avant-garde culture and contemporary art in Tokyo.

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people who want to conserve natural resources
radically new or original; cutting edge
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip
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circumference

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n. E.g. The earth has a circumference of approximately 24900 miles.

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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
possibility of future success; belief about future
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customer

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n. E.g. Many restaurants only keep a week's supply and if the ban is maintained chefs will have to find other recipes for their customer.

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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
patron; one that buys goods or services
oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
professor; a learned person
pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; a number of similar things; a full set of playing cards
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epic

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n. E.g. This epic is a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

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painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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fungus

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n. E.g. This plant that has been used as traditional medicines is a kind of fungus.

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plant belonging to the group Fungi
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
one who owns or operates ranch or farm
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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house

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v. E.g. These cottages house tens of students.

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occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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ledge

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n. E.g. They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock.

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position relative to others; standing
outer region of the Earth's atmosphere
nutritive material; greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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optimist

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n. E.g. The problem with being an optimist is that when you persist in seeing the upside, people often assume you're an idiot.

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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
one who expects favorable or good outcome
relative importance; property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
mental disorder marked by confusion
path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
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popular

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a. E.g. Just a week before the announcement, Cameron outlined his ideas on how to create what he called popular capitalism.

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not wise; innocent; lacking complexity
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
overwhelming; tempting; charming
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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shellfish

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n. E.g. Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish.

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property of containing salt
nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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substantially

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ad. E.g. To cut financial support for agriculture would distort substantially the markets of developed countries.

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refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
alone; only; without another
of or relating to the heart
poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
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toxic

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a. E.g. We must seek an antidote for whatever toxic substance he has eaten.

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poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
not able to be corrected or repaired
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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