Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

assemble

(1)

v. E.g. Washington announced its decision to dissolve the core group of nations, the US, India, Japan and Australia, it would assemble to deliver aid.

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prescribe; rule as a dictator
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
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bolster

(2)

n. E.g. The right was a plank, rather wide and long, and with a kind of bolster made of wood.

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one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
long narrow pillow or cushion
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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contractor

(3)

n. E.g. How can you find the right contractor for your renovation project?

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movement aimed at equal rights for women
likelihood; quality of being predictable
one who contracts to build things; a party to a contract
purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
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dictate

(4)

v. E.g. I guess we should just let McEachin dictate the dialogue for us.

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move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
make less severe or harsh; moderate
put into effect; supply with tools
prescribe; rule as a dictator
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
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financial

(5)

a. E.g. Henry Paulson told an audience that reforming the financial and banking system would be the only way to ensure that China's economic miracle is sustainable over the long term.

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monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
prepared; inclined; be ready; being particular condition of body or of health
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
pleasant-smelling; odorous
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inexorable

(6)

a. E.g. The judge was inexorable and gave the convicted man the maximum punishment allowed by law.

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not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
not large enough to consider or notice; lacking in importance; trivial
not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
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malleability

(7)

n. E.g. Actually, if we have malleability, migration can be easily implemented by first adding a new set of processor and then removing the old one.

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outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
marriage ceremony; act of marrying; anniversary of a marriage
person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
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monumental

(8)

a. E.g. Writing a dictionary of any language is a monumental task.

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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in manner of a monument
projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
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pose

(9)

v. E.g. We don't know the woman who pose for Leonardo so often.

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move from one country or region to another and settle there
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
penetrate; make a hole into
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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rotate

(10)

v. E.g. We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil.

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reappear; happen or occur again
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
made industrial; converted to industrialism
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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staggering

(11)

a. E.g. He reports almost 16,000 incidents of fake notes in the first three months of 2006, a staggering 92 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.

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causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
near the back or upper surface
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
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thigh

(12)

n. E.g. A painful, burning sensation on the outer side of the thigh may mean that one of the large sensory nerves to your legs.

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quality of having legal force or effectiveness
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
plants of an area or a region; plant life
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
quality of moving freely; movement; motion
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