3000 ECPE Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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satiric  Speak Example sentences
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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
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location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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observer; audience; one who looks on
secret  Speak Example sentences
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resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
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phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
sensory  Speak Example sentences
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
sentimentalism  Speak Example sentences
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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photographic view or exposure
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idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
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move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
sheltered  Speak Example sentences
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protected from danger or bad weather
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hang freely; postpone; delay
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move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
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idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
snap  Speak Example sentences
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someone who bears the blame for others
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observer; audience; one who looks on
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make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
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be at an angle; incline; gradient
stack  Speak Example sentences
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
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resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
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material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
stadium  Speak Example sentences
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large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird; one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
stipulate  Speak Example sentences
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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hang freely; postpone; delay
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poll; detailed critical inspection
stumble  Speak Example sentences
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protected from danger or bad weather
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resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden