3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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deal  Speak Example sentences
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement
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moisten; lessen in force or effect
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choice and use of words in speech or writing
decorative  Speak Example sentences
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ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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substance used to color materials
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sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
decrease  Speak Example sentences
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
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turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
defend  Speak Example sentences
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quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
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state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
density  Speak Example sentences
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
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decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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thickness; quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
descent  Speak Example sentences
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get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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as it ought to be; properly; regularly
despair  Speak Example sentences
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
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make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase
digress  Speak Example sentences
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
disperse  Speak Example sentences
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place where milk is produced, kept, or converted into butter or cheese
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swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
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separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
dispose  Speak Example sentences
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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reduce level; lower grade of something