3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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dart  Speak Example sentences
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trait of being well behaved ; act of punishing ; system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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move or bring by force or with great effort
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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move suddenly and rapidly
debris  Speak Example sentences
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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thickness; quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
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part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement
delegate  Speak Example sentences
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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take off; leave; set out
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deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
depression  Speak Example sentences
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varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
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plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
desolate  Speak Example sentences
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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very suddenly and noticeably
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
destination  Speak Example sentences
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ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
deterrent  Speak Example sentences
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something that discourages; tending to deter
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the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
disable  Speak Example sentences
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
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varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
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the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
disagreeable  Speak Example sentences
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something that discourages; tending to deter
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not agreeing with tastes or expectations
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length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
disciplined  Speak Example sentences
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not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste