Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

baby-sitter

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n. E.g. But as a parent, how can you be sure your local pre-teen or teenager is a good baby-sitter?

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projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
plant belonging to the group Fungi
person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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broadcast

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n. E.g. The incident, which was in live broadcast on television, is hugely embarrassing for Palace security.

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plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
quake from underground; disturbance that is extremely disruptive; temblor
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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conflicting

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a. E.g. Aumann showed that peaceful cooperation can emerge in a repeated game, even when the players have strong short-term conflicting interests.

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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
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dieter

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n. E.g. Trying to lose weight raises a person's stress levels, even if the dieter doesn't realize it.

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movement aimed at equal rights for women
main office of large organization
of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
one who diets, usually in an effort to lose weight
plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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frisky

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a. E.g. He's described as a frisky, healthy, normal, rambunctious puppy.

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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
of dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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haphazard

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a. E.g. His haphazard reading left him unacquainted with the authors of the books.

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productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
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labyrinth

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n. E.g. You know, Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.

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maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
mental disorder marked by confusion
property of containing salt
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
soybean; most highly protein vegetable
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optimum

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a. E.g. Wind and solar are intermittent power sources - only producing electricity under certain optimum environmental conditions.

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mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
most favorable or advantageous
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
persuasive; believable; effective as proof or evidence
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presidency

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n. E.g. When Mr. Wolfowitz took over the presidency of the bank, his partner, Shaha Riza, was an employee.

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pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
a thick mass or piece, amount
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
office and function of president; tenure of a president
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salinity

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n. E.g. Increasing salinity is one of the most significant environmental problems in Australia.

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point directly overhead in sky; summit
practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it
production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
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slipper

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n. E.g. Because of their success, she became a co-founder of R.G. Barry Corporation where she invented the world's first foam-soled, soft washable slipper.

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practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
one who manages a government agency or department
low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
professor; a learned person
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vicinity

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n. E.g. He maintains that the Carson City vicinity is one of the most beautiful areas in the West.

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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
joint between the hand and the forearm
one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels
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