Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

advocate

(1)

n. E.g. I guess a Twitter security advocate is a Twitter user whose account has been hacked.

Select answer:
one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
passageway through or under something, usually underground
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
Don't select.

climatic

(2)

a. E.g. Write a report that investigates the impact of the heat island on urban climatic conditions and the potential for larger scale or even global impacts.

Select answer:
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
of or relating to a climate, or meteorological conditions
melodious; tuneful; of the nature of melody
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
Don't select.

consumer

(3)

n. E.g. Adidas and Reebok are two of the world's best known consumer brands, but they're in the shadow of Nike, the giant of the sportswear industry.

Select answer:
plan for an activity or event; arrange
public declaration of faith
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
people who buy goods or services
private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Don't select.

disperse

(4)

v. E.g. The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters.

Select answer:
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
put into effect; supply with tools
Don't select.

flounder

(5)

v. E.g. Bewildered by the new software, we flounder until Jan shows her how to get started.

Select answer:
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
move or act clumsily and in confusion
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
make neutral and thus inoffensive
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
Don't select.

incident

(6)

n. E.g. The most high-profile exercise is planned for central London where a catastrophic incident will be simulated shortly.

Select answer:
quality of being capable; capacity; skill
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
organ or seat of intellect; understanding or imagination
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
Don't select.

mitigate

(7)

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

Select answer:
make rich; richen; improve
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
make less severe or harsh; moderate
put into motion or action; activate
plan and oversee the development and details
Don't select.

optional

(8)

a. E.g. Making the public plan optional is not only better political strategy, it is better public policy in our federal system.

Select answer:
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
not able to be corrected or repaired
Don't select.

politics

(9)

n. E.g. The surest bet in British politics at the moment is that Gordon Brown will become the next prime minister.

Select answer:
play; literary work intended for theater
nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
money; general acceptance or use
profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units
Don't select.

rejuvenate

(10)

v. E.g. The Charlatan claimed that his elixir would rejuvenate the aged and weary.

Select answer:
plan and oversee the development and details
mark the time of; assign a date to
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
proclaim as with a trumpet; spread news about
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
Don't select.

supreme

(11)

a. E.g. Last Sunday the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei asked young people to remain calm in the run up to July the 9th.

Select answer:
not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
most outstanding; highest; superior
Don't select.

weave

(12)

n. E.g. Hair weave can either enhance a hairstyle or give a completely different look.

Select answer:
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip
plants of an area or a region; plant life
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
Don't select.