3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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sarcasm  Speak Example sentences
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uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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stereophonic sound-reproduction system
save  Speak Example sentences
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tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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taxonomic group that is a division of a species
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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
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raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve
scramble  Speak Example sentences
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exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
scrap  Speak Example sentences
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not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
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a kind or category; band; ribbon
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
sharply  Speak Example sentences
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wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
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exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
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steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
slit  Speak Example sentences
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
solitary  Speak Example sentences
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
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young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
spiny  Speak Example sentences
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one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
stanza  Speak Example sentences
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put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve
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unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
strip  Speak Example sentences
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in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
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remove the surface from
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cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
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wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable