3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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scarce  Speak Example sentences
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
scatter  Speak Example sentences
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
separate  Speak Example sentences
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow
shock  Speak Example sentences
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sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
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unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
sigh  Speak Example sentences
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
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adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow
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white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
smuggle  Speak Example sentences
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
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import or export without paying customs duties
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of small water; worn stones and pebbles
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
soil  Speak Example sentences
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material in the surface of the earth
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
soldier  Speak Example sentences
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act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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taxonomic group that is a division of a species
sparkle  Speak Example sentences
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near or to the maximum degree
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
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marked by or given to doubt; questioning