Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

adventurer

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n. E.g. He was great romantic hero of his century, an adventurer, and after his death in 1967, he became a symbol of revolution on t-shirts and walls of student homes.

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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
materials; abilities; available source
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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circumscribe

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v. E.g. Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.

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occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
make obsolete or old-fashioned
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
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cram

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v. E.g. At its peak, a million people cram onto the streets over the two-day festival.

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make neutral and thus inoffensive
praise; assign great social importance to
make commercial; apply methods of business to for profit
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
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epidemic

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n. E.g. The G8 countries, she said, have no trouble making speeches about the seriousness of the epidemic though not one has respected its commitments.

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reading and writing; ability to read and write
magnetic field of a planet
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
one who manages a government agency or department
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forestall

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v. E.g. The prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.

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tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
prevent by taking action in advance
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
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illuminate

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v. E.g. Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun, nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.

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bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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lumber

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v. E.g. After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.

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raise; advance; push or shove upward
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
make less severe or strict; become less tense
make more industrial or city-like
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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oversight

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n. E.g. Effective oversight services are a high priority for the United Nations to strengthen the Organization in the twenty-first century.

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unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision
long narrow pillow or cushion
one who invades; assailant; encroacher; intruder
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
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provincialism

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n. E.g. They had an excellent Department of English, but even in the best departments, I was always conscious of the kind of provincialism pervading the place.

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person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
regionalism; localism; a lack of sophistication
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repertoire

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n. E.g. In fact, most of their concert repertoire is by living composers.

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pledge that something will happen or that something is true
relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in form of stalactite; filtering-stone
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
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snippet

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n. E.g. However, if you check out my message boards, I did post a little snippet from the beginning of the book.

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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion
tiny piece or part; fragment
production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
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troupe

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n. E.g. A troupe of authentic belly dancers has been performing in the Cleveland, Ohio area since 2002.

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opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
one who makes or repairs articles of silver
organization of performers and associated personnel
outside; external or outward appearance
one who operates the projector in a movie house
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