Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

amateur

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n. E.g. The amateur is someone who loves a topic or hobby or interest, and pursues it with dedication, love, and attention to detail.

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one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
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colloquial

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a. E.g. He might have to explain colloquial English to her, but he did not have to explain the intangibles of their lives and work.

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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
ordinary; having no remarkable features
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
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cosmic

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a. E.g. Cosmic rays derive their name from the fact that they bombard the earth's atmosphere from outer space.

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qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
pertaining to the universe; vast
not discovered or explored, in any sense
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
marked by new or introducing radical change
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equality

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n. E.g. She understands that the fight for marriage equality is not just about marriage, but economic security.

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narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
state or quality of being equal
persistently annoying person; organism that injures livestock or crops
one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
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exterior

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n. E.g. I like the interior but the exterior is a bit plain, stale, and hard looking.

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outside; external or outward appearance
partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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humanitarian

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n. E.g. Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighboring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.

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message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
praying for divine protection; formal act of giving approval
philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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migrate

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v. E.g. Many Germans chose to migrate to South America in the mid-19th century.

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put together again or repeatedly
prescribe; rule as a dictator
pose a threat to; present a danger to
observe; watch; keep an eye on
move from one country or region to another and settle there
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pathway

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n. E.g. In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.

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picture or likeness obtained by photography
path; track; a trodden path
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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rancher

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n. E.g. American farmers, rancher, and agricultural managers direct the activities of one of the world’s largest and most productive agricultural sectors.

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metallic or earthen vessel for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
one who owns or operates ranch or farm
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
place where animals are kept
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saltiness

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n. E.g. A group of scientists predicted that the saltiness of the waters of the oceans around South Africa could serve as an early indicator of climate change.

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property of containing salt
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
length of time something lasts
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sunflower

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n. E.g. The houses had little gardens around them, I only saw a sunflower.

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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
periodical; newspaper or official journal
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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tend

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v. E.g. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.

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plan and oversee the development and details
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mark in a notable manner; distinguish clearly; make noticeable or conspicuous; point out; take notice of
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