3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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savings  Speak Example sentences
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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small and compactly built upright piano
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resources; money saved
secret  Speak Example sentences
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
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demonstration; show
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small and compactly built upright piano
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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
semiarid  Speak Example sentences
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relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
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soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
shrinkage  Speak Example sentences
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close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
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put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
skeleton  Speak Example sentences
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seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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particle; a very small spot ; stain
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framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
skimp  Speak Example sentences
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
sparsely  Speak Example sentences
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thinly; in a scattered or sparse manner; scantily; widely apart, as regards population
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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process or result of becoming less or smaller
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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
speck  Speak Example sentences
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particle; a very small spot ; stain
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structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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resources; money saved
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
spectrum  Speak Example sentences
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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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resources; money saved
spherical  Speak Example sentences
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man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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administer; direct
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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball