Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

appreciation

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n. E.g. The ambassadors expressed appreciation for the Italian Prime Minister's efforts to make it clear that terrorism is absolutely separate from Islam.

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quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
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coherence

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n. E.g. Its coherence is evident; it is too lovely and lucid to be frustrating or dull.

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organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
process of becoming spoiled; impairing the value or quality of
liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
one of digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
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creep

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v. E.g. If it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door.

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connect or join together; combine
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
move or act clumsily and in confusion
cause pain, suffering or distress
move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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exaggeration

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n. E.g. The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.

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acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
overstatement; act of making something more noticeable than usual
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
mental disorder marked by confusion
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glandular

(5)

a. E.g. The doctor said he was in glandular malfunctions.

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prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
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inherit

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v. E.g. To be an American today, we must examine the values that we inherit from the pioneers, and how they relate to the future of our nation in the world.

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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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legendary

(7)

a. E.g. Julie Wall, a cashier in eastern England, had eight thousand of them - practically every song the legendary star ever released.

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likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression
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monetary

(8)

a. E.g. Energy systems have external costs, as environmental and health costs, although these are difficult to assess in monetary and energy terms.

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of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
marked by intense agitation or emotion
likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
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profession

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n. E.g. They provide information, resources and news about the legal profession.

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refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
occupation requiring special education
original work used as a model; original type
role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
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salient

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a. E.g. One of the salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page.

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marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body
alone; only; without another
practical and functional, not just for show
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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spot

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n. E.g. 'Give your evidence,' said the King; 'and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot.'

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raid; attack; act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
optical device for projecting a beam of light
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urgency

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n. E.g. Last week the WTO's Director General warned of a crisis in trade negotiations, clearly hoping to create a sense of urgency among member states.

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emergency; pressing importance; need; pressing necessity
loss of the ability to move a body part
message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
marriage ceremony; act of marrying; anniversary of a marriage
monument; short note or abstract, intended for registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
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