Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

ambivalent

(1)

a. E.g. South Korea is one of the world's most successful trading nations but the population remains deeply ambivalent about the benefits of open markets.

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ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
near the back or upper surface
mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
practical and functional, not just for show
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chapel

(2)

n. E.g. Slightly smaller than the shrine, the chapel is also a domed structure cruciform in plan.

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one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
duration, continuance, term; end of something
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cover

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v. E.g. So I made Jim lie down in the canoe and cover up with the quilt.

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practice trickery or fraud; cheat
plan and oversee the development and details
place too much a load on
overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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enrich

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v. E.g. The school has lots of resources for children, parents, and teachers to enrich learning.

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make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
make rich; richen; improve
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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foretell

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v. E.g. Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.

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mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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imitate

(6)

v. E.g. I can't imitate him, and so I am not going to try to; but he has really done it pretty good.

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copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
oust; discharge; force or drive out
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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journal

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n. E.g. Published twice yearly, the journal is an open access, online publication.

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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
periodic rise and fall of the sea level
possibility of future success; belief about future
period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
plea; formal message requesting something
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odds

(8)

n. E.g. Bookmakers have now slashed his odds from 400/1 to 28/1.

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
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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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one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
possibility of future success; belief about future
radiation; discharge; act of emitting
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relevance

(10)

n. E.g. MBA programs are run throughout the world, because their relevance is across industries, business sectors and economies.

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
persistently annoying person; organism that injures livestock or crops
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
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suit

(11)

v. E.g. One old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, "I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn't suit my throat!"

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pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
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teapot

(12)

n. E.g. Each beautifully designed teapot has a raised pattern on the exterior.

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one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
person who inherits some title or office
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