Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

absolute

(1)

a. E.g. Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence.

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prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
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broadcast

(2)

n. E.g. The incident, which was in live broadcast on television, is hugely embarrassing for Palace security.

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one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
something foretold or predicted; prophecy
measuring instrument; measure; judge
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continent

(3)

n. E.g. The links between the world's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could challenge the links between Europe and Africa.

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property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
one of the large landmasses of the earth
long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
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doctrine

(4)

n. E.g. An essential element to the doctrine is the employer's "continued willingness to employ" the employee.

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refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
one who invades; assailant; encroacher; intruder
paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
process of turning some plant material into stone
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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gap

(5)

n. E.g. Instead of the gap being between the developed and developing countries, it's now biggest between the poorest nations and all other countries.

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natural talent or aptitude
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
one who manages a government agency or department
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hillbilly

(6)

n. E.g. This is a page about the hillbilly joke.

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progress; promotion; forward step; improvement
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
long narrow pillow or cushion
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
position relative to others; standing
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memo

(7)

n. E.g. The Reuters news agency claims to have seen a memo written by IMF officials.

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lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
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pack

(8)

n. E.g. "My name is Alice, so please your Majesty," said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, "Why, they're only a pack of cards, after all. I needn't be afraid of them!"

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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; a number of similar things; a full set of playing cards
mental disorder marked by confusion
persistently annoying person; organism that injures livestock or crops
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at same time; not intersecting
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primary

(9)

a. E.g. Many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.

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lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
major; important; outweighing
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
not having been fertilized; made for no more suitable for growth
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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sharpen

(10)

v. E.g. We had to sharpen our arguments.

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make known; disclose or show
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
make pointed; make sharp or sharper
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
make white or colorless; blanch
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shuttle

(11)

n. E.g. The shuttle burned up while re-entering the earth's atmosphere on Saturday and any debris will be important in finding out why.

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proclaim; announces important news; messenger
portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
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threaten

(12)

v. E.g. The UN Security Council should threaten sanctions against those who divert cocoa revenue into West African conflicts.

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pay attention to; listen to and consider
pose a threat to; present a danger to
monopolize; command; rule; prevail; be prevalent in
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
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