Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

attack

(1)

n. E.g. A national newspaper received an anonymous phone call warning about the attack just minutes before the first device exploded.

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person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
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chisel

(2)

v. E.g. That crook wanted to chisel me out of a hundred dollars when he sold me that "marble" statue he'd cut out of some cheap hunk of rock.

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reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
recover; find and bring in; get back
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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crisscross

(3)

v. E.g. Gangs have hijacked trucks at gunpoint as well as siphoned fuel directly from pipelines that crisscross the country.

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stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
move back and forth; mark with crossing lines
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digestive

(4)

a. E.g. Though usually described as a digestive gland, the liver has other functions of equal or greater importance.

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precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
no fixed or regular course; wandering
most personal; being deepest within the self
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glandular

(5)

a. E.g. The doctor said he was in glandular malfunctions.

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mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
of tens; numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
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immigration

(6)

n. E.g. Relations between Morocco and Spain have been at low ebb now, first because of a breakdown in talks over Spanish fishing rights and, recently, over the illegal immigration issue.

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payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
main office of large organization
physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
migration into a place; moving into a place
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irreparable

(7)

a. E.g. Any misdirected effort at manipulation or pressure may result in irreparable injury to the parts.

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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others
not able to be corrected or repaired
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overcharge

(8)

n. E.g. The law allows tenants three legal options to complain about a possible overcharge in rent.

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strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities
overprice; a price that is too high
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pestilential

(9)

a. E.g. What was remarkable was that the Allies having spent nearly six years fighting to destroy this pestilential horror in the heart of Europe.

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pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
not easily moved or disturbed
old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
relating to or caused by a virus
tending to produce infectious disease; destructive
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reverse

(10)

v. E.g. The Commission has now launched a high-level diplomatic offensive to reverse the ban.

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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
provide or raise the funds or capital for; supply funds to
preserve by chilling; cool or chill something
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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spinal

(11)

a. E.g. Both the reduction and the stabilization surgery are common practices in spinal cord injuries and clearly were vital elements of Everett’s care.

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pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
moving or removal; change from one place
not inclined to ask questions; being without doubt or reserve
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
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trumpeter

(12)

n. E.g. Our trumpeter was a Frenchman, at this time ill in bed; yet he blew his trumpet till he could sound no more.

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properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities
musician who plays the trumpet or cornet; a person who announces important news
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
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