Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

baby-sitter

(1)

n. E.g. But as a parent, how can you be sure your local pre-teen or teenager is a good baby-sitter?

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radiation; discharge; act of emitting
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
overprice; a price that is too high
person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
liveliness and eagerness; quickness; vigor or rapidity in action
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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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move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
narrate or tell; count over again
provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
purify; make more precise; improve
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
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dental

(3)

a. E.g. We recommend Glide or any other coated dental floss because they slide easily between teeth.

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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
exhibiting courtesy and politeness; showing regard or thought for others
of or relating to the teeth
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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exaggerate

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v. E.g. Don't exaggerate the size of the enemy force!

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represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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gentility

(5)

n. E.g. Her family was proud of its gentility and elegance.

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medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food
operatic solo; solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
magnifier of the image of small objects
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit
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immigration

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n. E.g. Relations between Morocco and Spain have been at low ebb now, first because of a breakdown in talks over Spanish fishing rights and, recently, over the illegal immigration issue.

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freedom from risk or danger; safety
migration into a place; moving into a place
one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels
publication that appears at fixed intervals
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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millionaire

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n. E.g. Sometimes it seems like Internet marketing is just a millionaire boy club.

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one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
loss of the ability to move a body part
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
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oyster

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n. E.g. "Hold your tongue, Ma!" said the young Crab, "You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!"

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making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
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portable

(9)

a. E.g. They predict that the majority of internet connections will be by mobile communication devices closer to pocket computers than portable telephones.

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readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
not having been fertilized; made for no more suitable for growth
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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religion

(10)

n. E.g. Politics and religion are daily topics of conversation.

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organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
periodical; newspaper or official journal
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sting

(11)

v. E.g. Those harsh words sting me bitterly.

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reckon; make mathematical calculation
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
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untapped

(12)

a. E.g. In this area there are lots of untapped reserves of coal.

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most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
not drawn upon or used
poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
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