Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

agility

(1)

n. E.g. The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.

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plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
one who writes a book about somebody's life
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
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bond

(2)

n. E.g. Last year, the average short-term bond fund gained about 9%, according to Morningstar.

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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
one who performs manual operations on a patient
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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dependent

(3)

n. E.g. Then try to find an immigration lawyer, prove that a dependent is counting on you.

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periodical; newspaper or official journal
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
one who relies on another especially for financial support
physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
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equestrian

(4)

n. E.g. These paths in the park are reserved for only one equestrian and his steeds.

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one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
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fogged

(5)

a. E.g. He could barely see through the fogged window.

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of or relating to or involving light or optics
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
obscured by fog
having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
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infest

(6)

v. E.g. The Kudzu plant does infest much of the South and is spreading to the North.

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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
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manipulate

(7)

v. E.g. Meanwhile, greed and vanity, using lies and fear, will once again manipulate ignorance and resentment.

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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
make too high an estimate of
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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motivate

(8)

v. E.g. In order to motivate someone, you must have an understanding of the driving factors behind that person.

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pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
make up; form something
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primary

(9)

a. E.g. Many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.

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not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
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revitalization

(10)

n. E.g. We need to promote healthy economic growth via integrated revitalization of built, natural, & cultural assets.

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one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
rebirth; bringing again into activity and prominence
loud low dull continuous noise; fight between rival gangs of adolescents
office and function of president; tenure of a president
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swift

(11)

a. E.g. Commission says it supports the swift progress on the reform agenda.

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exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
prophetic; of or relating to prediction
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
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urban

(12)

a. E.g. Donna Redmond planted the first seeds of urban farm when she couldn't find fresh produce nearby.

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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city
tending to produce infectious disease; destructive
obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
presently; at the present time
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