Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

accelerate

(1)

v. E.g. Demand for Taiwanese goods likely will accelerate from the second quarter, as strong Asian demand offsets the effects of a U.S. slowdown.

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move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
prevent from being seen or discovered
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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compensate

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v. E.g. He said improved trade would compensate for the jobs lost to competition from India's world beating out-sourcing and computer software industries.

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marry; perform a marriage ceremony
plead; file a suit against
make amends for; reimburse
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
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counselor

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n. E.g. Any school counselor must be licensed to practice in all the state.

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one who gives advice about problems
process of extracting moisture
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
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distortion

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n. E.g. Couldn't the sellers afford a photographer with a decent shift lens to remove the vertical distortion from the image of their building?

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mistake of misrepresenting the facts
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
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foster

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v. E.g. Don't forget to foster our children's well-being and education.

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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
connect or join together; combine
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hesitate

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v. E.g. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.

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observe; watch; keep an eye on
prevent from being seen or discovered
make less severe or strict; become less tense
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
make longer; draw out; lengthen
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intruding

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a. E.g. I really wanted to be there, even though I was uncomfortable with the idea of intruding into a very personal time.

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changeable in form; assuming different characters; polymorphic
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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orchid

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n. E.g. You have come to the right place to learn about orchid plants.

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quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
publication that appears at fixed intervals
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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pique

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v. E.g. "I know something you don't know," said Lucy, trying to pique Ethel's interest.

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pierce; go through; permeate
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
pay back for some expense incurred
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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role

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n. E.g. Amrozi naively admitted his role in the attack, they said, but the law needs more than confessions, it needs evidence.

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normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
makeup; constitution; writing; essay
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production
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soldier

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n. E.g. The Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him.

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southeast Asian annual leguminous plant; source of oil
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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trait

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n. E.g. Of all of these characteristics, Bilbo's strongest trait is his humanity; he is with a big heart and generous spirit.

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limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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