Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

alchemy

(1)

n. E.g. The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy in medieval.

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personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
payment or expense; output
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circumference

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n. E.g. The earth has a circumference of approximately 24900 miles.

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choice and use of words in speech or writing
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird; one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
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congressman

(3)

n. E.g. Sestak left the Navy in January 2006 and is now a second-term congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs.

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man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
movement of persons from one country or locality to another
state or quality of being equal
piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape ; indication of potential opportunity
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exemption

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n. E.g. The government had argued that scrapping the exemption would have been deeply unhelpful to Britain and other member states.

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person in charge of a post office
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units
protection from harm
permission not to do something
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fortify

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v. E.g. Allowing women to join the infantry and take on combat positions, would fortify military efforts.

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make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
make white or colorless; blanch
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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hide

(6)

v. E.g. But he did not hide their disagreement over Kyoto.

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proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
prevent from being seen or discovered
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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introspective

(7)

a. E.g. A renowned Tibetan lama pointed out that Westerners think people in the East tend to be more introspective and less concerned with material success.

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marked by new or introducing radical change
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
changeable in form; assuming different characters; polymorphic
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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monitor

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v. E.g. In this city, religious police, government officials and squads of schoolboys monitor women and girls' behavior and appearance.

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observe; watch; keep an eye on
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
occur at the same time as; correspond
paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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profile

(9)

n. E.g. On Wednesday morning, a higher profile US army presence was on the streets outside the hotels where most foreigners stay.

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personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
purpose; reason for wanting something done
outline; biographical sketch
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refrigerator

(10)

n. E.g. Having the refrigerator is truly quite helpful since we are doing the nearly all the cooking for ourselves.

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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
radiation; discharge; act of emitting
offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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suited

(11)

a. E.g. He kept all key decisions in his own hands, which may have served the movement well during the long years of war, but were little suited to the new politics of peace.

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meant or adapted for an occasion or use
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand; main; principal
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
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teapot

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n. E.g. Each beautifully designed teapot has a raised pattern on the exterior.

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long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
official examination of the details of a country's population
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
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