Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

administrative

(1)

a. E.g. The open trial of twenty-one medical workers is taking place in a hall in one of the administrative buildings.

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of tens; numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
of or relating to or responsible for administration
make resistant to fire
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cannibalism

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n. E.g. Cannibalism is an undeniable occurrence rooted in antiquity and branching forth to the present-day.

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practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in form of stalactite; filtering-stone
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
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decrease

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v. E.g. Can I increase or decrease the sum insured under the council home contents insurance policy ?

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lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
quote; adduce as an instance
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
make obsolete or old-fashioned
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
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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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precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
ready; fully developed; mature
of or relating to or responsible for administration
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exploit

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v. E.g. Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farm workers in California.

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narrate or tell; count over again
make use of, sometimes unjustly
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
recover; find and bring in; get back
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inferior

(6)

a. E.g. After reading these stories, it may appear as if we are, in short, inferior to Cornell.

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poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
of or relating to a climate, or meteorological conditions
not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
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maritime

(7)

a. E.g. We are working to enhance defense and security cooperation in maritime security and combating organized crime.

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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
most personal; being deepest within the self
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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pendant

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n. E.g. The grateful team presented the coach with a silver chain and pendant engraved with the school's motto.

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ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
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physical

(9)

a. E.g. Because you know, every intelligent person knows, that the physical is the basis for the mental and the moral.

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made at home, usually by hands
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
obscured by fog
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sharpen

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v. E.g. We had to sharpen our arguments.

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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
mock; laugh at with contempt and derision
make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
make pointed; make sharp or sharper
move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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stable

(11)

a. E.g. Keeping insulin stable is important all day long, so avoiding all sugar and anything that breaks down quickly into glucose in the body is the goal.

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likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
not easily moved or disturbed
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
not inclined to ask questions; being without doubt or reserve
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uncharted

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a. E.g. Her election would also take France into totally uncharted territory - with a woman as president for the first time in the country's history.

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of or belonging to heaven or god
very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
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