Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

authenticate

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v. E.g. An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting, distinguishing it from its imitation.

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put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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carelessly

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ad. E.g. When he heard such words dropping carelessly from the lips of the members of this family, her family, he thrilled with delight.

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of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
mountainous; having mountainous and crags
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial
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congress

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n. E.g. Just a day after congress granted him special powers he has begun turning the screws on the international oil companies.

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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
mental disorder marked by confusion
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descendant

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n. E.g. John Fraser, is an accomplished descendant from the early days of journalists.

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one who gives advice about problems
offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
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exponential

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a. E.g. We see the exponential growth in these years.

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ready to consent or submit; acceptable
of large size for its weight
rapid increase; of or involving exponents
not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
of or relating to or caused by gravitation
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interference

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n. E.g. He's denounced western criticism before as interference in his country's internal affairs and he's called on his people to pay no attention.

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length of time something lasts
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
possibility of future success; belief about future
plants of an area or a region; plant life
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irrelevant

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a. E.g. In the report they found that dividends are irrelevant to a company's value.

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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
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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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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
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prospect

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n. E.g. The number of people affected and displaced has increased since the conflict, and at the moment there seems little prospect for them to return to villages.

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pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
possibility of future success; belief about future
property of containing salt
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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sandy

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a. E.g. There is lots of light sandy soil in this area.

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loose and large-grained in consistency
of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
marked by intense agitation or emotion
relating to or consisting of sculpture
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string

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n. E.g. If the string is shortened in certain numeric proportions, other sounds will be produced.

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occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
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undifferentiated

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a. E.g. If we start with infancy - the time from birth to two years - we have what we call undifferentiated faith.

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obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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