Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

afford

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v. E.g. The deal not only reduces the cost of certain AIDS drugs, but it also gives poor countries the confidence that they can afford to treat citizens in the long-term.

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multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
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bust

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n. E.g. The chairman warned that a deal with the banks must be struck by May; or, with major debt repayments due over in 18 months, the business could go bust.

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similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
one who advocates equal rights for women
outer region of the Earth's atmosphere
occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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crustacean

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n. E.g. I believe there is a kind of crustacean living in the lakes, very much like an ordinary crab.

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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
painter or drawer of portraits
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
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disposed

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a. E.g. He is blessed, for he is wise, humble, and well disposed.

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prepared; inclined; be ready; being particular condition of body or of health
moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
protected by armor; provided with protective covering
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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generalize

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v. E.g. This kind of infection must generalize throughout the immune system.

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make too high an estimate of
represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
restrict in movement; circumscribe
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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haven

(6)

n. E.g. There was a bat haven saved in church roof.

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message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
patron; one that buys goods or services
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
play; literary work intended for theater
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irresistible

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a. E.g. The next day and the day after, he hung about the court-room, drawn by an almost irresistible impulse to go in, but forcing himself to stay out.

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owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
overwhelming; tempting; charming
necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
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outlast

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v. E.g. Smell may outlast other senses.

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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
outlive; live longer than
make more industrial or city-like
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
refine; make pure or free from sin or guilt; become clean
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petrifaction

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n. E.g. This dynamic process allows for the ability to translate the original text, thus giving that text a flexibility which refuses its petrifaction.

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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
process of turning some plant material into stone
photographic view or exposure
something foretold or predicted; prophecy
mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
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remark

(10)

v. E.g. Some emails from Salam pushes me to once again remark that one of the best kinds of tax increases we could pursue would be higher taxes on alcohol.

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mark in a notable manner; distinguish clearly; make noticeable or conspicuous; point out; take notice of
perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
make laws; create or pass laws
make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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stagnant

(11)

a. E.g. Mosquitoes commonly breed in ponds of stagnant water.

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most favorable or advantageous
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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teapot

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n. E.g. Each beautifully designed teapot has a raised pattern on the exterior.

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private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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