Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

antique

(1)

a. E.g. Quite a few of these old booklets can still be found in antique stores, or online bookstores.

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not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
obscured by fog
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions; with awareness
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bare

(2)

a. E.g. Silent in bare feet, he swiftly crossed the cold marble floor, sliding into bed just as the door creaked open.

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lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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defective

(3)

a. E.g. I think the Realtor who said future buyers may consider the roof defective is giving you sound advice.

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having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
mild and pleasant; fragrant
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exaggeration

(4)

n. E.g. The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.

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payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
march in a procession; ceremonial procession; visible display
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
overstatement; act of making something more noticeable than usual
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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exploit

(5)

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

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put out or expel from a place; discharge
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
make use of, sometimes unjustly
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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inexorable

(6)

a. E.g. The judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law.

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qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
of or relating to the sun
obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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lengthy

(7)

a. E.g. Africa's economy, a lengthy process, requires patience and application.

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redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
preventing realization or attainment of a desire
relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
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outdated

(8)

a. E.g. This mess in England reminds me of a similar outdated law still on the books in Ontario.

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emotionally affected; impressed
tending to produce infectious disease; destructive
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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prominence

(9)

n. E.g. They need to realize that Hispanics and Blacks are rising in prominence in our country and the day that the rich white guy could rule everything is ending.

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magnetic field of a planet
push; driving force; act of propelling
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
relative importance; property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
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shield

(10)

n. E.g. Mr. Putin poured scorn on the plans to build a new missile shield in Eastern Europe.

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plant belonging to the group Fungi
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
prospect; view; belief about the future ; act of looking out
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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substantially

(11)

ad. E.g. To cut financial support for agriculture would distort substantially the markets of developed countries.

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prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
having the nature or habits of a parasite, that takes advantage of others without useful return
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
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unspoiled

(12)

a. E.g. Molokai, Hawaii is still an unspoiled treasure, with no buildings higher than three stories.

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recurring with measured regularity
of or relating to a climate, or meteorological conditions
nutritious; healthy; of or providing nourishment
not decayed or decomposed
like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
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