Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

antiquate

(1)

v. E.g. This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.

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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
pose a threat to; present a danger to
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
make obsolete or old-fashioned
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
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commitment

(2)

n. E.g. My main commitment is in the promotion of human values; this is what I consider the key factor for a happy life at the individual level, family level and community level.

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one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
length of time something lasts
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
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crisscross

(3)

v. E.g. Gangs have hijacked trucks at gunpoint as well as siphoned fuel directly from pipelines that crisscross the country.

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make neutral and thus inoffensive
praise; assign great social importance to
make commercial; apply methods of business to for profit
move back and forth; mark with crossing lines
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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diversity

(4)

n. E.g. Canadian society allows for diversity, and in the evolution of our national aims it is a central feature.

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reading and writing; ability to read and write
magnetic field of a planet
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
point or respect in which things differ; difference
one who manages a government agency or department
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glandular

(5)

a. E.g. The doctor said he was in glandular malfunctions.

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perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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heyday

(6)

n. E.g. In their heyday, the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.

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region; remote and undeveloped area
one who proclaims a message publicly
condition or quality of being fresh, in any sense; originality by virtue of being new and surprising
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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irritate

(7)

v. E.g. Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me.

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penetrate; make a hole into
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
make less severe or strict; become less tense
bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
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overcharge

(8)

n. E.g. The law allows tenants three legal options to complain about a possible overcharge in rent.

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partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore
overprice; a price that is too high
optical device for projecting a beam of light
mistrust; act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
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petal

(9)

n. E.g. Each large outer petal is curved and cup-shaped, yet each has its finishing point which makes the blossom starry.

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similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
temporary madness or delirium
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religion

(10)

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

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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
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silt

(11)

v. E.g. The river will silt up in 20 years.

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overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
live in; occupy; reside in
pierce; go through; permeate
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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wed

(12)

v. E.g. The young man and woman will wed in the following week.

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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
make laws; create or pass laws
marry; perform a marriage ceremony
make amends for; reimburse
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