ECPE Oral Exam Words
| ECPE Oral Exam Words | Introduction |
| Group (3) - Matching Quizzes |   |
saline 
1
 | undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden. |
| salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts |
| structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
| wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood |
sculpture
2
| remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart |
| turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed |
| seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case |
| statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions |
sheer
3
| undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden. |
| weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath |
| upright in position or posture; oriented vertically |
| very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure |
siege
4
| very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure |
| seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army |
| remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart |
| unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat |
solemn
5
| slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick |
| serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober |
| row of houses built in a similar style; level shelf of land with steep slopes |
| wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood |
spur
6
| hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding |
| stretch or force to the limit; tight |
| slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind |
| urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste |
strain
7
| group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure |
| release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action |
| stop flow of a liquid; make headway against |
| urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste |
strip
8
| subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay |
| remove the surface from |
| seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army |
| sign; something visible to represent something else invisible |
subtle
9
| slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind |
| serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober |
| unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin |
| stated explicitly or in detail; definite |
symbol
10
| undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve |
| stop flow of a liquid; make headway against |
| sign; something visible to represent something else invisible |
| stated explicitly or in detail; definite |