Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

abuse

(1)

n. E.g. Thanks to Vito, the commenter said, he has stopped 7 years of girl abuse in this area.

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outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
improper use or handling; misuse
popular taste; general direction in which something tends to move
process or result of becoming less or smaller
movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
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choreograph

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v. E.g. He will choreograph the meeting between the two Presidents carefully.

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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
plan and oversee the development and details
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
outlive; live longer than
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decorative

(3)

a. E.g. It is unusual to have decorative girl's baseballs; but you can see pink baseball mitts there.

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not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
official; executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form
ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
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evident

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a. E.g. He was lying on his left side at the time, and in evident pain.

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easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
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founder

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n. E.g. Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise.

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likelihood; quality of being predictable
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
person who establishes an organization, business
organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
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infest

(6)

v. E.g. The Kudzu plant does infest much of the South and is spreading to the North.

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overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
narrate or tell; count over again
protect or fight for as first place
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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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move or act clumsily and in confusion
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
move from one country or region to another and settle there
provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
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outlast

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v. E.g. Smell may outlast other senses.

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perform or produce immunity
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
make too high an estimate of
outlive; live longer than
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quilt

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v. E.g. Girls of this school like to quilt small things to decorate their bedrooms.

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lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
put down or suppress
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique
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sentimentalize

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v. E.g. During the holidays especially, we tend to over sentimentalize family relationships, getting frustrated when it isn't necessarily so.

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provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
plant; place seeds in or on
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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speck

(11)

n. E.g. I sought the orchard, driven to its shelter by the wind, which all day had blown strong and full from the south, without, however, bringing a speck of rain.

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partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
tiny piece or part; fragment
particle; a very small spot ; stain
person who helps to organize or finance an event; active supporter or advocate
person who establishes an organization, business
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violence

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n. E.g. Many seats were declared invalid because of violence, intimidation and electoral fraud.

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physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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