3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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shiny  Speak Example sentences
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reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
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in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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remove a part from the whole
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move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
skim  Speak Example sentences
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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
solemn  Speak Example sentences
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make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
solidarity  Speak Example sentences
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salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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sending of cargo; act of sending off something
somewhat  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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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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most outstanding; highest; superior
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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
sponge  Speak Example sentences
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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represent; signify; stand for
staff  Speak Example sentences
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make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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sending of cargo; act of sending off something
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personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
staggering  Speak Example sentences
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position relative to others; standing
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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
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paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
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in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
status  Speak Example sentences
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magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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position relative to others; standing
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
strip  Speak Example sentences
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remove the surface from
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conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles
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mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object