3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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saddle  Speak Example sentences
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load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
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place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
saliva  Speak Example sentences
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relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
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small and compactly built upright piano
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
salute  Speak Example sentences
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temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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process of becoming spoiled; impairing the value or quality of
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
scan  Speak Example sentences
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personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
seasonal  Speak Example sentences
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occurring at or dependent on a particular season
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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resolute adherence to your own ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
secondary  Speak Example sentences
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
select  Speak Example sentences
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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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hunger; deprive of food
spectator  Speak Example sentences
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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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observer; audience; one who looks on
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
statute  Speak Example sentences
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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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observer; audience; one who looks on
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outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
steak  Speak Example sentences
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slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
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personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task