Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

adjustment

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n. E.g. This form is used by an individual to request an adjustment to an individual income tax return.

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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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circulate

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v. E.g. The doctor shows me how blood to circulate in my veins on pictures.

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plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
pay back for some expense incurred
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
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date

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v. E.g. Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological findings.

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mark the time of; assign a date to
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
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exempt

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a. E.g. Because of his flat feet, Foster was exempt from serving in the armed forces.

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marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
during current time; presently
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fruitful

(5)

a. E.g. Those are made to dwell in fruitful lands; there they take root, and gain a settlement.

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precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
near or to the maximum degree
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inconvenient

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a. E.g. It is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen.

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money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
of or relating to the countries of the orient or their peoples or cultures; eastern
exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
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lengthy

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a. E.g. Africa's economy, a lengthy process, requires patience and application.

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not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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odd

(8)

a. E.g. It is odd that his name is never mentioned.

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not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
changeable in form; assuming different characters; polymorphic
not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
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portraitist

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n. E.g. Painter and portraitist, Adrian Gottlieb, offers instruction in painting methods developed from the Renaissance through the early 20th century.

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whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
painter or drawer of portraits
materials; abilities; available source
property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
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reverse

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v. E.g. The Commission has now launched a high-level diplomatic offensive to reverse the ban.

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reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
make laws; create or pass laws
put into motion or action; activate
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
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staple

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n. E.g. For those who have only ground spices, a coffee filter and a staple is all it takes to make a little spice bag to steep in the cider.

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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
path; circle; move in an orbit; encircle
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underlying

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a. E.g. We face a combination of changes in underlying conditions not seen in almost a century.

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pertaining to journals or newspapers, or journalism
pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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