Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

attribute

(1)

v. E.g. I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.

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provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
make amends for; reimburse
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broadcast

(2)

n. E.g. The incident, which was in live broadcast on television, is hugely embarrassing for Palace security.

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message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially nourishing ingredient in a food
place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
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demolish

(3)

v. E.g. Authorities plan to demolish many buildings left weakened by the quake which are threatening to fall.

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look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
pierce; go through; permeate
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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docile

(4)

a. E.g. As docile as he seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.

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obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
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glandular

(5)

a. E.g. The doctor said he was in glandular malfunctions.

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pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
operating as a unit; intentionally matched
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
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indicate

(6)

v. E.g. Researchers indicate that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.

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provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
overcharge; take excessive burden; load with excessive weight
restrict in movement; circumscribe
point out; direct to a knowledge of
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
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journalism

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n. E.g. She went on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987, coming back to Alaska to be a sports commentator in Anchorage.

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practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
radiation; discharge; act of emitting
original work used as a model; original type
profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
having the shape of a rectangle; having one or more right angles
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mushroom

(8)

v. E.g. Between 1990 and 1999, the population of Silicon Valley kept to mushroom; with the rapidly increasing demand for housing, home prices skyrocketed as well.

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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of ; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
lengthen; extend; make or grow longer
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
reduce or eliminate gradually, with knife; cut small bits off
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pollute

(9)

v. E.g. The industrial wastes pollute the lake.

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pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
not allow; prohibit; prevent
move or act clumsily and in confusion
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
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repress

(10)

v. E.g. In order to curb her impetuosity, Anne's parents tried not to repress her high spirits.

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raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique
put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
not allow; prohibit; prevent
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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superior

(11)

a. E.g. The army was defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.

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ordinary; having no remarkable features
nutritious; healthy; of or providing nourishment
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
during current time; presently
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
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uproot

(12)

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

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bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
make too high an estimate of
reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
preserve by chilling; cool or chill something
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