Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

aria

(1)

n. E.g. Of course, throwing a pop star at an aria is a particularly uninspired solution.

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long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird; one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
operatic solo; solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
person in charge of a post office
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by-product

(2)

n. E.g. It would be a start to running cleaner city buses, it would recycle a useful by-product from the school cafeterias that the School District is currently paying to remove.

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal
product made during the manufacture of something else
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concerted

(3)

a. E.g. All the Girl Scouts made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing.

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planned or accomplished together; combined
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
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equilibrium

(4)

n. E.g. A society which remains in equilibrium is termed static, that which is changing is called dynamic.

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overprice; a price that is too high
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
most important spring in a mechanical device; chief motivating force
magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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finance

(5)

n. E.g. Mr. Brown's views on economic matters are pretty well established and internationally he's known among finance ministers for his grasp of detail.

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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
part of government which makes laws
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
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inhabit

(6)

v. E.g. Hundreds of whales inhabit near this coast.

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make neutral and thus inoffensive
put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
live in; occupy; reside in
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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moderate

(7)

v. E.g. She was chosen to moderate the convention.

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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
recover; find and bring in; get back
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pedagogic

(8)

a. E.g. Additionally, iPED offers support at all levels for those who would like to develop their own understanding and practice through pedagogic inquiry.

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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand; main; principal
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
of or relating to training or instruction
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pioneer

(9)

n. E.g. He went west as pioneer with only the possessions he could carry with him.

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organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
originator; explorer
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
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recur

(10)

v. E.g. This story will recur lots of times in next month.

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organize opposition to authority; make revolution
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
restrict in movement; circumscribe
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
reappear; happen or occur again
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sumptuous

(11)

a. E.g. I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast.

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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
most frequent; widespread; predominant
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
of or relating to dimensions
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vaccinate

(12)

v. E.g. We vaccinate against scarlet fever.

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perform or produce immunity
move or act clumsily and in confusion
make or become free of frost or ice
move back and forth; mark with crossing lines
occur at the same time as; correspond
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