Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

antiquate

(1)

v. E.g. This latest device will antiquate the ice-cube tray.

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make obsolete or old-fashioned
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
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clarify

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v. E.g. A Japanese delegation has started talks in North Korea to try to clarify the fate of at least ten Japanese citizens who were abducted by the communist state.

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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
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continent

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n. E.g. The links between the world's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could challenge the links between Europe and Africa.

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one who has received an academicals or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
overstatement; act of making something more noticeable than usual
occupation requiring special education
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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elaborate

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a. E.g. Fulton's strengths are in elaborate detail and delicate construction.

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mutually related; showing a statistically significant relationship between the values of two or more variables
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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flexibility

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n. E.g. He enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement.

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quality of being adaptable or variable
money collected under a tariff
performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
photographic view or exposure
one who has legal title to something; owner
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intellectual

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n. E.g. Internationally he's known among finance ministers for his grasp of detail and his intellectual rigor.

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of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
push; driving force; act of propelling
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
one who relies on another especially for financial support
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moderate

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v. E.g. She was chosen to moderate the convention.

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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
observe; watch; keep an eye on
mark the time of; assign a date to
proclaim as with a trumpet; spread news about
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
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olfactory

(8)

a. E.g. A wine taster must have a discriminating palate and a keen olfactory sense, for a good wine appeals both to the taste buds and to the nose.

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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
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portable

(9)

a. E.g. They predict that the majority of internet connections will be by mobile communication devices closer to pocket computers than portable telephones.

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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
near the back or upper surface
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
during current time; presently
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sake

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n. E.g. I could dare it for the sake of any friend who deserved my adherence; as you, I am sure, do.

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relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
nutritive material; greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
purpose; reason for wanting something done
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submit

(11)

v. E.g. What I submit is a dialogue that respects the humanity of both parties.

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refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
plant; place seeds in or on
provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
outlive; live longer than
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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thigh

(12)

n. E.g. A painful, burning sensation on the outer side of the thigh may mean that one of the large sensory nerves to your legs.

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great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
tiny piece or part; fragment
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