3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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schedule  Speak Example sentences
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Exercise
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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plan for an activity or event; arrange
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expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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remove the surface from
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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
sect  Speak Example sentences
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remove a part from the whole
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remove the surface from
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
security  Speak Example sentences
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uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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freedom from risk or danger; safety
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
sedentary  Speak Example sentences
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
snatch  Speak Example sentences
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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
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freedom from risk or danger; safety
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become stable or more stable
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grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
span  Speak Example sentences
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unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
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duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
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someone who bears the blame for others
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
staggering  Speak Example sentences
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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
stalk  Speak Example sentences
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stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
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method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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solid; heavy and compact in form
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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
stocky  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
Exercise
solid; heavy and compact in form