Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

abundant

(1)

a. E.g. At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom and the prospect of employment.

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measure of temperature, used widely in Europe
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
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bundle

(2)

n. E.g. She made a bundle selling real estate.

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praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
official examination of the details of a country's population
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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congressional

(3)

a. E.g. The confirmation came from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair in congressional testimony last week.

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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
made or consisting of wool
lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
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distinguished

(4)

a. E.g. Lord Oxburgh is a geologist; at the end of a long and distinguished career in science, he has now found himself in the Shell chairman's seat.

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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
mutually related; showing a statistically significant relationship between the values of two or more variables
old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
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exponential

(5)

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

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pressing; compelling immediate action or attention
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
rapid increase; of or involving exponents
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
like a glacier; extremely cold; lacking warmth and friendliness
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indent

(6)

v. E.g. You should indent the paragraphs of a letter.

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perform or produce immunity
overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
nick; set in from margin; impress or stamp
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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meretricious

(7)

a. E.g. The net result is that both the news columns and the editorial columns are commonly meretricious in a high degree.

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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
not in accordance with the season
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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occasional

(8)

a. E.g. She preferred to be called Teen, but I could only call her Mom, or in occasional shock, Mother!

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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
overwhelming; tempting; charming
with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions; with awareness
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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pose

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v. E.g. We don't know the woman who pose for Leonardo so often.

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make pointed; make sharp or sharper
prevent by taking action in advance
mark the time of; assign a date to
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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rhythm

(10)

n. E.g. The task now was to restore the country to its usual rhythm of life, she said.

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one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
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sting

(11)

v. E.g. Those harsh words sting me bitterly.

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make less severe or strict; become less tense
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
provide or raise the funds or capital for; supply funds to
tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
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topography

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n. E.g. Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.

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person who writes the words for songs
movement aimed at equal rights for women
planning something carefully and intentionally
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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