Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

accumulate

(1)

v. E.g. The tendency of Capital to accumulate is a big threat to the free market.

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provide written evidence; record in detail
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
pile up; collect; mount up; increase
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
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bush

(2)

n. E.g. We was in the path to the mill; and when they got pretty close on to us we dodged into the bush and let them go by, and then dropped in behind them.

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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
march in a procession; ceremonial procession; visible display
whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
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compile

(3)

v. E.g. We planned to compile a list of the words most frequently used on these examinations.

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make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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depress

(4)

v. E.g. There are hopes that this could help to revive the internet and technology sector which has shown to depress since the dotcom crash of 2000.

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outlive; live longer than
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
lower in spirits; press down
monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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generous

(5)

a. E.g. David Gilmour, the guitarist of Pink Floyd is known as a generous donor.

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mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
of or relating to nonmilitary life
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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illusion

(6)

n. E.g. Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.

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one who proclaims a message publicly
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
poll; detailed critical inspection
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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interval

(7)

n. E.g. The first week, it spouted every five hours, but recently the interval is eight hours.

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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
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overlapping

(8)

a. E.g. Good security is built in overlapping, cross-checking layers, to slow down attacks.

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muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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purified

(9)

a. E.g. Is it safe to simply wash them in purified water or is some further treatment necessary?

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no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
refined; made or rendered pure or more pure
not inclined to ask questions; being without doubt or reserve
more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
near the back or upper surface
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residence

(10)

n. E.g. Crowds of fans gathered outside the Bachchan residence in suburban Mumbai as news of the engagement spread.

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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
pretending to be another person; representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
official house; large house; act of dwelling in a place
overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
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spanking

(11)

a. E.g. That night, he watched the Dallas Cowboys play their first game in their spanking, state of the art stadium.

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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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thermal

(12)

a. E.g. As I already mentioned, ocean is not in thermal equilibrium with atmosphere, it is 13 degrees cooler.

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peaceful without disturbance; free from interruption
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
present at birth; inborn; innate
plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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