Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

alchemy

(1)

n. E.g. The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy in medieval.

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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted
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chunk

(2)

n. E.g. Mary, get me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen.

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position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
a thick mass or piece, amount
printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
place where animals are kept
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curator

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n. E.g. She believes the most important quality for a curator is a deep, engaged knowledge of and curiosity about what is happening in contemporary art.

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pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
path or track roughly through wild or hilly country; overland route
optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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exact

(4)

a. E.g. Researchers have discovered what they describe as the exact sites where carbon is held in capture materials.

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most frequent; widespread; predominant
pertaining to the universe; vast
most outstanding; highest; superior
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
refined; made or rendered pure or more pure
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flexibility

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n. E.g. He enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement.

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
quality of being adaptable or variable
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
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insignificant

(6)

a. E.g. At the bottom of the organizational chart is something that is referred to as an insignificant green dot.

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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
produced under conditions involving intense heat
not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial
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inverse

(7)

a. E.g. There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.

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redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
mainly; much greater in number or influence
puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
not discovered or explored, in any sense
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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pathway

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n. E.g. In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.

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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
path; track; a trodden path
act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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predictive

(9)

a. E.g. Two positive predictive values were calculated.

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related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
restricted; having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or task
of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
prophetic; of or relating to prediction
not giving satisfaction; inadequate
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remind

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v. E.g. I would remind you of your lady's existence, sir, which the law recognizes, if you do not.

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offer formally; extend; propose a payment
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
raise; advance; push or shove upward
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
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supervision

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n. E.g. UN recently passed a resolution welcoming the establishment of the Iraqi Governing Council, a council appointed under US supervision.

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monument; short note or abstract, intended for registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
mental keenness; quickness of perception
particle; a very small spot ; stain
management by overseeing the performance
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weave

(12)

n. E.g. Hair weave can either enhance a hairstyle or give a completely different look.

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mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
point directly overhead in sky; summit
pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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