Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

asset

(1)

n. E.g. Hilary Rosen, of the Recording Industry Association of America: American intellectual property is our nation's greatest trade asset.

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morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
organ or seat of intellect; understanding or imagination
lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
rejection; vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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calculation

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n. E.g. The calculation and the hope is that North Korea's nuclear program is really a diplomatic gambit, designed to extract economic and political concessions.

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magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
planning something carefully and intentionally
one who expects favorable or good outcome
point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
condition or quality of being fresh, in any sense; originality by virtue of being new and surprising
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defrost

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v. E.g. Before driving, defrost the car window.

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make or become free of frost or ice
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
narrate or tell; count over again
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eject

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v. E.g. This beveled design also helps automatically eject wood cuttings from the teeth while working.

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relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
prescribe; rule as a dictator
put out or expel from a place; discharge
connect or join together; combine
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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guarantee

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n. E.g. If it has decided to build a stockpile of nuclear weapons as the best guarantee of its security, then a more dangerous confrontation will be unavoidable.

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painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
loud low dull continuous noise; fight between rival gangs of adolescents
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
persistently annoying person; organism that injures livestock or crops
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impersonate

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v. E.g. She used to impersonate Madonna in evening parties.

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pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
overcharge; take excessive burden; load with excessive weight
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
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irresponsible

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

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reckless; carefree; showing lack of care for consequences
obscured by fog
of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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nonviolence

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n. E.g. It is a directory of many of the United States' most dynamic peace and nonviolence organizations.

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peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst
possibility of future success; belief about future
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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prompt

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v. E.g. The accident will prompt a review of school safety policy.

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put together again or repeatedly
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
make use of, sometimes unjustly
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
protect or fight for as first place
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seismograph

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n. E.g. The modern broad-band seismograph can record a very broad range of frequencies.

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place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
one who relies on another especially for financial support
precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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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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ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures
of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
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unspoiled

(12)

a. E.g. Molokai, Hawaii is still an unspoiled treasure, with no buildings higher than three stories.

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practical and functional, not just for show
alone; only; without another
to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
not decayed or decomposed
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