Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

airsickness

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n. E.g. An airsickness bag is a bag commonly provided to passengers onboard airplanes and boats to collect and contain vomit in the case of motion sickness.

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patron; one that buys goods or services
moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advance
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
motion sickness experienced while traveling by air
point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
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blessing

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n. E.g. He has had a decade to benefit from what he calls the blessing of Albert.

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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
praying for divine protection; formal act of giving approval
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
tiny piece or part; fragment
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composition

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n. E.g. Instruments on board will analyze the chemical composition of the comet nucleus - the icy core in the head of the comet.

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projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
makeup; constitution; writing; essay
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executive

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n. E.g. It was also about restoring faith in a political system that limits and divides power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.

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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
process or result of becoming less or smaller
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
official examination of the details of a country's population
person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
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fireproof

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a. E.g. They are kept for safety mainly in underground fireproof bunkers.

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make resistant to fire
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
official; executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form
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horn

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n. E.g. A kilogram of rhino horn powder fetches nearly forty thousand US dollars at Asia's markets, because it's used for local medicines.

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quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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logical

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a. E.g. Rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year.

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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
of molecules; relating to simple or basic structure or form
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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outmoded

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a. E.g. Unconcerned about keeping in style, Lenore was perfectly happy to wear outmoded clothes as long as they were clean.

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occurring or payable every year
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
relating to the near future; limited to short distances
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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projector

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n. E.g. In this site you will see how a projection system works and some different ways to make your own projector.

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refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
tiny piece or part; fragment
optical device for projecting a beam of light
outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
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retire

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v. E.g. So far, the company says, more than 13,000 employees have taken voluntary redundancy or agreed to retire early.

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act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
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shiny

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a. E.g. It was wrapped in shiny, green paper with a purple bow.

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official; executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form
reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
negligent; taking insufficient care
during current time; presently
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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wed

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v. E.g. The young man and woman will wed in the following week.

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move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
marry; perform a marriage ceremony
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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