Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

abundant

(1)

a. E.g. At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom and the prospect of employment.

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no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
most favorable or advantageous
moving or removal; change from one place
of the same or similar nature or kind
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bundle

(2)

n. E.g. She made a bundle selling real estate.

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ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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congressional

(3)

a. E.g. The confirmation came from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair in congressional testimony last week.

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of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
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distinguished

(4)

a. E.g. Lord Oxburgh is a geologist; at the end of a long and distinguished career in science, he has now found himself in the Shell chairman's seat.

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of or relating to or connected with residence
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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exponential

(5)

a. E.g. We see the exponential growth in these years.

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planned or accomplished together; combined
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city
rapid increase; of or involving exponents
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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indent

(6)

v. E.g. You should indent the paragraphs of a letter.

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provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
not allow; prohibit; prevent
make less severe or harsh; moderate
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
nick; set in from margin; impress or stamp
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meretricious

(7)

a. E.g. The net result is that both the news columns and the editorial columns are commonly meretricious in a high degree.

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not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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occasional

(8)

a. E.g. She preferred to be called Teen, but I could only call her Mom, or in occasional shock, Mother!

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random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
out of house; out of doors
pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
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pose

(9)

v. E.g. We don't know the woman who pose for Leonardo so often.

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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
prescribe; rule as a dictator
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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rhythm

(10)

n. E.g. The task now was to restore the country to its usual rhythm of life, she said.

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pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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sting

(11)

v. E.g. Those harsh words sting me bitterly.

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make by hand and with much skill
make longer; draw out; lengthen
prevent from being seen or discovered
provide or raise the funds or capital for; supply funds to
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
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topography

(12)

n. E.g. Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.

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one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
pollution; process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
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