Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

advancement

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n. E.g. Our greatest tool for advancement is also our greatest push towards downfall: intelligence.

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pollution; process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
progress; promotion; forward step; improvement
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
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captivity

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n. E.g. The animals are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity.

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prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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conditioning

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n. E.g. Her part-time job also involves working with the strength and conditioning coaches to help players achieve and maintain optimal body mass.

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one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
process of modifying person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of body
musician who plays the trumpet or cornet; a person who announces important news
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diver

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n. E.g. The scuba diver typically swims underwater by using fins attached to the feet.

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one who works underwater
one who operates the projector in a movie house
pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion
plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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frustrate

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v. E.g. We must frustrate this dictator's plan to seize control of the government.

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look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
make rich; richen; improve
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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incisive

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a. E.g. His incisive remarks made us see the fallacy in our plans.

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money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
prominent; celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
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irresponsible

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a. E.g. He behaved like an irresponsible idiot.

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mountainous; having mountainous and crags
of large size for its weight
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
reckless; carefree; showing lack of care for consequences
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
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organism

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n. E.g. In sociology, the social organism is theoretical concept in which a society or social structure is viewed as a "living being".

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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
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prediction

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n. E.g. So how do we establish confidence in prediction from the model?

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process of modifying person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of body
occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
something foretold or predicted; prophecy
place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
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shellfish

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n. E.g. Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish.

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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
quality or character of being faithful; fidelity; truth; loyalty
pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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snippet

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n. E.g. However, if you check out my message boards, I did post a little snippet from the beginning of the book.

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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
property of containing salt
liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center
tiny piece or part; fragment
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watercourse

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n. E.g. A watercourse is any flowing body of water; these include rivers, streams, and brooks.

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pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
path; track; a trodden path
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
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