Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

appreciation

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n. E.g. The ambassadors expressed appreciation for the Italian Prime Minister's efforts to make it clear that terrorism is absolutely separate from Islam.

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people who want to conserve natural resources
trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
one who has received an academicals or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study
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champion

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v. E.g. Martin Luther King, Jr., they believe he could champion the oppressed in their struggle for equality.

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make pointed; make sharp or sharper
protect or fight for as first place
construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
plead; file a suit against
provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
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congressional

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

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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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exclusion

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n. E.g. A recent study showed that up to two million people in France now live in areas blighted by social exclusion, domestic violence and racial discrimination.

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operation; manipulation; performing or able to perform its regular function
rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal
mixture; combination of diverse things
condition or quality of being fresh, in any sense; originality by virtue of being new and surprising
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fortunate

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a. E.g. Where we are fortunate is to be dependent on actual imports of oil only to a limited degree, unlike Japan and some European states.

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make resistant to fire
lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
prophetic; of or relating to prediction
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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hinder

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v. E.g. Developing countries were exempt, as it was felt cutbacks would hinder development and add to the existing burden of debt.

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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end
bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
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magician

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n. E.g. Any magician knows most people will watch the hand that's moving, the hand the performer is looking at, and not the other hand.

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one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
main office of large organization
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
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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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pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
length of time something lasts
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proceeds

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n. E.g. The year-earlier figure reflected 89.5 billion yen in proceeds from the sale of shares, mainly those of factory-automation systems maker, Fanuc Ltd.

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quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
one that represents anything; that which exhibits a likeness or similitude; agent
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
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recompose

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v. E.g. Another way to recompose, is to begin by creating a new image, selecting image type Grey Scale.

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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
put together again or repeatedly
make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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soybean

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n. E.g. Like some other crops of long domestication, the relationship of the modern soybean to wild-growing species can no longer be traced with any degree of certainty.

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make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at same time; not intersecting
periodical; newspaper or official journal
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
process of becoming spoiled; impairing the value or quality of
southeast Asian annual leguminous plant; source of oil
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utilize

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v. E.g. How do you utilize this tool?

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put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
put into service; take advantage of
point out; direct to a knowledge of
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