Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

advocate

(1)

n. E.g. I guess a Twitter security advocate is a Twitter user whose account has been hacked.

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patron; one that buys goods or services
most important spring in a mechanical device; chief motivating force
one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
one who makes or repairs something
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banker

(2)

n. E.g. This fact sheet offers suggestions on how to develop good relationships with your banker and other lenders.

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person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
publication that appears at fixed intervals
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
relative position in a society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
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conservationist

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n. E.g. In his adult life he has to escape the hothouse atmosphere of the royal family, and build an outside life for himself as a businessman and conservationist.

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narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
people who want to conserve natural resources
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center
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dieter

(4)

n. E.g. Trying to lose weight raises a person's stress levels, even if the dieter doesn't realize it.

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migration into a place; moving into a place
one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
movement of persons from one country or locality to another
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
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forestall

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v. E.g. The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.

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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
prescribe; rule as a dictator
connect or join together; combine
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
prevent by taking action in advance
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innate

(6)

a. E.g. Mozart's parents soon recognized young Wolfgang's innate talent for music.

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of or belonging to heaven or god
linked or locked closely together; act of meshing together
possessed at birth; inborn
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
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mason

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n. E.g. He asked the mason to make him a tombstone.

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mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
negotiator who acts as a link between parties
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
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outlook

(8)

n. E.g. The general global economic outlook now looks more positive than it was earlier in the year.

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part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
small part broken off or detached; fraction
intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
prospect; view; belief about the future ; act of looking out
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petrifaction

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n. E.g. This dynamic process allows for the ability to translate the original text, thus giving that text a flexibility which refuses its petrifaction.

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one who gives advice about problems
lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
long walk or march; often abrupt increase or rise
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
process of turning some plant material into stone
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sensory

(10)

a. E.g. The nervous system has a sensory system dedicated to each sense.

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during current time; presently
perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
of or relating to motor vehicles; moving by itself; self-propelling
emotionally affected; impressed
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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significance

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n. E.g. Meanwhile officials on both sides are struggling to play down the political significance altogether and say their positions haven't actually changed.

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message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
magnetic field of a planet
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
permission not to do something
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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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public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
plea; formal message requesting something
physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
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