Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

appreciation

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n. E.g. The ambassadors expressed appreciation for the Italian Prime Minister's efforts to make it clear that terrorism is absolutely separate from Islam.

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line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
message that helps to remember something
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briskness

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n. E.g. All these vehicles went by with a cheerful briskness; there was hardly ever a block for them in the traffic.

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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
tiny piece or part; fragment
raid; attack; act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
liveliness and eagerness; quickness; vigor or rapidity in action
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counteract

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v. E.g. The conference concluded that it was up to western societies to change the image of Islam they held and especially to counteract negative images of Islam in the media.

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look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
negate; act against
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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dizziness

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n. E.g. Each year more than two million people visit a doctor for dizziness, and an untold number suffer with motion sickness.

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whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
measuring instrument; measure; judge
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
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exploit

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v. E.g. Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farm workers in California.

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stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
normalize; cause to conform to a standard
make use of, sometimes unjustly
make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
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heed

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v. E.g. A tip that you may want to heed is to identify a product that buyers will need on a regular basis.

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pay attention to; listen to and consider
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
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lumber

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v. E.g. After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.

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move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
protect or fight for as first place
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oratorio

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n. E.g. Kathleen Ferrier was the greatest oratorio singer of the time.

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acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
plan for an activity or event; arrange
pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
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rarely

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ad. E.g. Kazakhstan, a vast territory, broke away from the former Soviet Union only ten years ago and is rarely in the international limelight.

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not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
relating to group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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rudimentary

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a. E.g. One teacher is assigned for four years to the homeroom class, which combines lessons in rudimentary social skills with those in computer and civics.

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mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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stellar

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a. E.g. To alter that equation, the Indian economy would have to maintain stellar growth rates for years.

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projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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tend

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v. E.g. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.

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make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
put down or suppress
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