3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
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quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
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demonstration; show
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timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
scarce  Speak Example sentences
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structure on which something is shown; part of theater where the acting is done; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
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of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
scenery  Speak Example sentences
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stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
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landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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small part of something intended as representative of the whole
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
shred  Speak Example sentences
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
soak  Speak Example sentences
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plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
sparse  Speak Example sentences
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provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
specific  Speak Example sentences
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uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
spur  Speak Example sentences
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sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
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utmost height; highest point of a mountain
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
stately  Speak Example sentences
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give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
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majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided