Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

absentee

(1)

n. E.g. Absentee voting begins 35 days before primary and general elections.

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office and function of president; tenure of a president
one who is absent or not in residence
passageway through or under something, usually underground
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
point or respect in which things differ; difference
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carver

(2)

n. E.g. Mr. Cully, how did you become a master pumpkin carver?

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paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
plants of an area or a region; plant life
public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
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constitutional

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a. E.g. The report calls for a comprehensive modernization of the monarchy to bring it more into line with other European constitutional monarchies.

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mutually related; showing a statistically significant relationship between the values of two or more variables
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
not discovered or explored, in any sense
of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
out of house; out of doors
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dripstone

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n. E.g. I drank the water the dripstone produced myself, naturally.

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protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in form of stalactite; filtering-stone
movement aimed at equal rights for women
light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly
property of containing salt
one who proclaims a message publicly
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fold

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v. E.g. We saw the hawk fold its wings.

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pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
pay back for some expense incurred
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
mark the time of; assign a date to
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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headquarter

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n. E.g. But Reebok will continue to have a separate identity, retaining its name and its headquarter in the US state of Massachusetts.

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organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production
litigation; suit at law or in equity; action or proceeding in a civil court
person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
main office of large organization
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
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locomotive

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n. E.g. In September 2002, the vehicle became the first hydrogen fuel-cell-powered locomotive to be operated underground.

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one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
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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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one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
rejection; vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
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prompt

(9)

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

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provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
make pointed; make sharp or sharper
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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reverse

(10)

v. E.g. The Commission has now launched a high-level diplomatic offensive to reverse the ban.

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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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skimp

(11)

v. E.g. They were forced to skimp on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.

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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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toe

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n. E.g. I can play through a knee, but the toe is really my foundation.

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ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece
message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
optical device for projecting a beam of light
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
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