Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

accountant

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n. E.g. Our business and finance group is looking for a dynamic accountant to join accounting team in support of the Company's new area.

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act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
one who maintains and audits business accounts
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capacity

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n. E.g. Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.

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relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
property of a continuous and connected period of time
portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
quality of having legal force or effectiveness
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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congestion

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n. E.g. International contractors started tunneling under this city of fifteen million to help relieve horrendous congestion.

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narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
southeast Asian annual leguminous plant; source of oil
one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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discerning

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a. E.g. He said the carrier is ready for the transition and views it as an opportunity to attract discerning subscribers.

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exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
refined; made or rendered pure or more pure
relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
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fragment

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n. E.g. He was fond of quoting a fragment from a certain poem.

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quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
small part broken off or detached; fraction
one of the large landmasses of the earth
process of modifying person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of body
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inelastic

(6)

a. E.g. One of the results of the internet bubble is that certain inelastic inputs had highly inflated prices.

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preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
not elastic; lacking elasticity; unyielding or inadaptable
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand; main; principal
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lumber

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v. E.g. After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.

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bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
reduce level; lower grade of something
perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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pack

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n. E.g. "My name is Alice, so please your Majesty," said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, "Why, they're only a pack of cards, after all. I needn't be afraid of them!"

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pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; a number of similar things; a full set of playing cards
measuring instrument; measure; judge
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
observer; audience; one who looks on
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receptor

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n. E.g. In biochemistry, a receptor is a protein on the cell membrane.

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process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
one following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of military or police
outbreak; sudden, often violent outburst
picture or likeness obtained by photography
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retreat

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n. E.g. Everywhere that freedom takes hold, and terror will retreat.

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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
protection from harm
organized structure for arranging or classifying
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symmetrical

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a. E.g. A few of them had already come ashore and were beginning to spread out their nets in symmetrical patterns on the hot flags of the quay.

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monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
rapid; caused to move faster
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
make resistant to fire
made at home, usually by hands
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trainload

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n. E.g. In July, a trainload of Metro-North passengers was stranded for about an hour without water or air conditioning near Westport, after overhead wires fell.

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obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
temporary madness or delirium
quantity that can be carried by a train; large amount
one who operates the projector in a movie house
path; track; a trodden path
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