Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

afflict

(1)

v. E.g. Restless legs syndrome is thought to afflict millions, though there's argument about just how many.

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rear; promote the growth of; help develop
move or bring by force or with great effort
cause pain, suffering or distress
make something last; preserve from extinction
put out or expel from a place; discharge
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civilian

(2)

a. E.g. The first is integrating former rebels back into civilian life.

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reciprocally connected; operating as a unit
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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consumer

(3)

n. E.g. Adidas and Reebok are two of the world's best known consumer brands, but they're in the shadow of Nike, the giant of the sportswear industry.

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message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
people who buy goods or services
one who advocates equal rights for women
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
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deprivation

(4)

n. E.g. I stand before you today as the citizen of a country that has had nothing but disaster, war, brutality and deprivation against its people for so many years.

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point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; one that supplies food:
outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
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generalize

(5)

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

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reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
make powerless and unable to function; disable
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insurmountable

(6)

a. E.g. Faced by almost insurmountable obstacles, the members of the underground maintained their courage and will to resist.

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money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
of or relating to recreation; engaged in as a pastime
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inundate

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v. E.g. Until the great dam was built, the waters of the Nile used to inundate the river valley like clockwork every year.

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provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
perform or produce immunity
overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
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neutralize

(8)

v. E.g. The treaty might neutralize the small republic.

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make neutral and thus inoffensive
picture in the mind; imagine
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
make less severe or harsh; moderate
make longer; draw out; lengthen
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rarely

(9)

ad. E.g. Kazakhstan, a vast territory, broke away from the former Soviet Union only ten years ago and is rarely in the international limelight.

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owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
of or relating to or produced by evolution or development
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
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retirement

(10)

n. E.g. For many, the most important saving they have is for a pension for their retirement.

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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
optical device for projecting a beam of light
length of straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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shiny

(11)

a. E.g. It was wrapped in shiny, green paper with a purple bow.

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most frequent; widespread; predominant
with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions; with awareness
reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion
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verbal

(12)

a. E.g. The police will have to find Milosevic associates linked to the killings, which are willing to testify in court that they received verbal orders from the top.

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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
obscured by fog
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
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