Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

alternate

(1)

v. E.g. Please alternate light and dark squares to form a pattern.

Select answer:
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
perform or produce immunity
make or become free of frost or ice
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beneath

(2)

ad. E.g. That my mother had married him against the wishes of her friends, who considered the match beneath her.

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readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
not drawn upon or used
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congress

(3)

n. E.g. Just a day after congress granted him special powers he has begun turning the screws on the international oil companies.

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occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
duration, continuance, term; end of something
plan for an activity or event; arrange
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
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drip

(4)

n. E.g. He listened to the steady drip of the rain.

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motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action
picture or likeness obtained by photography
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; sound made by liquid falling in drops
one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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expressly

(5)

ad. E.g. He stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow.

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of or relating to or caused by gravitation
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
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igneous

(6)

a. E.g. Igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state.

Select answer:
of molecules; relating to simple or basic structure or form
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
produced under conditions involving intense heat
liberal; not conforming to or in accord with tradition
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
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jar

(7)

n. E.g. She did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards.

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total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
realization; consciousness; having knowledge of
main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk
pitcher; vase; small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
progress; promotion; forward step; improvement
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overt

(8)

a. E.g. According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.

Select answer:
open to view; not secret or hidden
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
mute; lacking the power of speech
most frequent; widespread; predominant
mountainous; having mountainous and crags
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prototype

(9)

n. E.g. He introduced universal health care for all MA citizens and his prototype was the blueprint for what Arnold was introducing in CA.

Select answer:
mistake of misrepresenting the facts
property of containing salt
message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
original work used as a model; original type
plant belonging to the group Fungi
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religious

(10)

a. E.g. In the meantime, his plans to marry his American sweetheart fell apart due to religious and cultural differences.

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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by origin of something
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
of or relating to or resembling a comet
of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
not easily moved or disturbed
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silt

(11)

v. E.g. The river will silt up in 20 years.

Select answer:
raise; advance; push or shove upward
put together again or repeatedly
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
lower in spirits; press down
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uproot

(12)

v. E.g. They want to uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden.

Select answer:
occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
put into effect; supply with tools
make more industrial or city-like
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