Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

ample

(1)

a. E.g. They insist that food are being provided to the Palestinians in ample supplies, and that the only way to weaken Hamas is to maintain the blockade.

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not easily moved or disturbed
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
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ban

(2)

n. E.g. Opponents say the ban will prompt smokers to eat in nearby Los Angeles, which still allows people to light up if they're outdoors.

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official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it
payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
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courteous

(3)

a. E.g. If that's what you call courteous, I'd hate to see what you consider rude.

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exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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dictate

(4)

v. E.g. I guess we should just let McEachin dictate the dialogue for us.

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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
prescribe; rule as a dictator
occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
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guarantee

(5)

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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principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
reading and writing; ability to read and write
liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
management by overseeing the performance
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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incongruous

(6)

a. E.g. Dave saw nothing incongruous about wearing sneakers with his tuxedo; he couldn't understand why his date took one look at him and started to laugh.

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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
of dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow
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lawsuit

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n. E.g. Five people in New York have filed a lawsuit against the city government to stop random bag searches in the city's subway.

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outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
litigation; suit at law or in equity; action or proceeding in a civil court
process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; sound made by liquid falling in drops
one who performs manual operations on a patient
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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municipal

(8)

a. E.g. The streets of Baghdad are littered with rubbish since the collapse of municipal services in March.

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covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
rapid; caused to move faster
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rebellion

(9)

n. E.g. The comments made by President helped to fuel speculation that some kind of military rebellion was being planned.

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organized opposition to authority
principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
position relative to others; standing
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repress

(10)

v. E.g. In order to curb her impetuosity, Anne's parents tried not to repress her high spirits.

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provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
point out; direct to a knowledge of
provide or raise the funds or capital for; supply funds to
put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
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shrinkage

(11)

n. E.g. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.

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quality of having legal force or effectiveness
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
process or result of becoming less or smaller
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urban

(12)

a. E.g. Donna Redmond planted the first seeds of urban farm when she couldn't find fresh produce nearby.

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metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city
linked or locked closely together; act of meshing together
produced under conditions involving intense heat
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
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