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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low or inferior in station or quality; modest
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
pertaining to journals or newspapers, or journalism
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
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coincide

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v. E.g. To coincide with World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization and UN AIDS are launching a campaign to treat three million HIV sufferers by the year 2005.

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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
occur at the same time as; correspond
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deal

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n. E.g. This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought.

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overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement
painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
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dorsal

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a. E.g. The dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals.

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near the back or upper surface
not elastic; lacking elasticity; unyielding or inadaptable
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
of or relating to training or instruction
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fringe

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n. E.g. A flag with a fringe is an ensign, a military flag.

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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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infection

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n. E.g. The Chinese respondents were quite well informed the three main routes of infection: unprotected sex, dirty needles, and mother-to-child transmission.

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moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
choice and use of words in speech or writing
machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; one that supplies food:
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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irrelevant

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a. E.g. In the report they found that dividends are irrelevant to a company's value.

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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
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monitor

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v. E.g. In this city, religious police, government officials and squads of schoolboys monitor women and girls' behavior and appearance.

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observe; watch; keep an eye on
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
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possess

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v. E.g. The most important thing which an enterprise should possess is the ability to believe in oneself.

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pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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rumble

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n. E.g. A low rumble is heard in the distance, suddenly Chodin comes over the horizon riding on a giant ant.

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liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
outline; biographical sketch
long narrow pillow or cushion
loud low dull continuous noise; fight between rival gangs of adolescents
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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stellar

(11)

a. E.g. To alter that equation, the Indian economy would have to maintain stellar growth rates for years.

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of or relating to or connected with residence
prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
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vote

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n. E.g. Others have made similar arguments, but several lawmakers have said they think a vote is the only way to score a political victory.

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playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
formal expression of preference for a candidate; number of cast in election; result of election or referendum
one who amuses people, such as a singer, dancer, comedian, magician
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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