Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

advocate

(1)

n. E.g. I guess a Twitter security advocate is a Twitter user whose account has been hacked.

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one who makes or repairs articles of silver
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
pamphlet; small book usually having paper cover
one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
position relative to others; standing
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cannibalism

(2)

n. E.g. Cannibalism is an undeniable occurrence rooted in antiquity and branching forth to the present-day.

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moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advance
one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion
person who helps to organize or finance an event; active supporter or advocate
practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
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congenital

(3)

a. E.g. A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart.

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opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
present at birth; inborn; innate
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
marked by intense agitation or emotion
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elegance

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n. E.g. When she stepped onto the floor each week, she was a vision in elegance, grace, and beauty.

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possibility of future success; belief about future
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
original work used as a model; original type
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frenzy

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n. E.g. The media frenzy is over, but the problem lingers on.

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prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
original work used as a model; original type
temporary madness or delirium
management by overseeing the performance
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heir

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n. E.g. He'd seen himself as the political heir of the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel-Nasser, who had captured Arab hearts with his calls for Arab unity.

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original work used as a model; original type
machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
relative position in a society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range
pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
person who inherits some title or office
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mobile

(7)

a. E.g. The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.

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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
of or relating to recreation; engaged in as a pastime
lighted by sun light; Illuminated by the sun
of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
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multiple

(8)

n. E.g. 12 is multiple of 2, 3, 4, 6.

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mistrust; act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
one who makes or repairs articles of silver
mental disorder marked by confusion
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primary

(9)

a. E.g. Many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.

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pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
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section

(10)

n. E.g. The mob ran out of control along a 5 kilometer section of the main highway to Delhi, smashing fences, looting food and beating up shopkeepers.

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one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
message that helps to remember something
madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly
person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
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solely

(11)

ad. E.g. In the end, our security and leadership does not come solely from the strength of our arms.

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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
alone; only; without another
relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
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touching

(12)

a. E.g. Dr. Montessori giving a lesson in touching geometrical insets.

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recently; in a fresh manner; so as to be fresh
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
concerning; relating to; with respect to
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
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