Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

announcer

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n. E.g. I'm pretty sure that the announcer is the voice of Jodi Benson.

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rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
particle; a very small spot ; stain
magnetic field of a planet
one who proclaims a message publicly
one who loves and defends his or her country
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breathless

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a. E.g. China joined the world in breathless coverage of the Chilean mine rescue, but when a gas blast killed 21 Chinese miners, the national TV news didn't say a word.

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worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension or excitemen
producing new life or offspring
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
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connection

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n. E.g. In this connection, the agreement can be seen as a step toward peace.

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relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz
radically new or original; cutting edge
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ecological

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a. E.g. Spanish authorities have prevented a major ecological disaster by diverting a flow of toxic spill away from one of Europe's leading national parks.

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of high worth or cost
involving or based on direct observation of the patient; unemotional
occurring at or dependent on a particular season
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
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guarantee

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n. E.g. If it has decided to build a stockpile of nuclear weapons as the best guarantee of its security, then a more dangerous confrontation will be unavoidable.

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nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
preceding in time, importance, or urgency
movement of persons from one country or locality to another
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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hamper

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v. E.g. The new mother didn't realize how much the effort of caring for an infant would hamper her ability to keep an immaculate house.

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observe; watch; keep an eye on
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
make more industrial or city-like
tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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locality

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n. E.g. The "Tropical Valley" has been associated with their names since they entered the locality from the Yukon side in 1924.

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person who inherits some title or office
pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
main office of large organization
one who advocates equal rights for women
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monetary

(8)

a. E.g. Energy systems have external costs, as environmental and health costs, although these are difficult to assess in monetary and energy terms.

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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
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postal

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a. E.g. If you send a letter and misspell the street name, a sharp-eyed postal worker can still make sure it reaches its destination.

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of or relating to the system for delivering mail
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent
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sharpen

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v. E.g. We had to sharpen our arguments.

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make pointed; make sharp or sharper
restrict in movement; circumscribe
represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
moisten; lessen in force or effect
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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suspicion

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n. E.g. My main suspicion is that it's the weather changing - specifically the higher pressure.

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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
mistrust; act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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terrain

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n. E.g. Lots of hunting areas have roads closed to vehicles, the terrain is all flat so it makes it a lot easier.

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rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
relative position in a society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
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