Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

asset

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n. E.g. Hilary Rosen, of the Recording Industry Association of America: American intellectual property is our nation's greatest trade asset.

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long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird; one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
person in charge of a post office
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calculation

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n. E.g. The calculation and the hope is that North Korea's nuclear program is really a diplomatic gambit, designed to extract economic and political concessions.

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal
planning something carefully and intentionally
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defrost

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v. E.g. Before driving, defrost the car window.

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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
make or become free of frost or ice
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
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eject

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v. E.g. This beveled design also helps automatically eject wood cuttings from the teeth while working.

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pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
put out or expel from a place; discharge
put into effect; supply with tools
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guarantee

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n. E.g. If it has decided to build a stockpile of nuclear weapons as the best guarantee of its security, then a more dangerous confrontation will be unavoidable.

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perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
one of the large landmasses of the earth
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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impersonate

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v. E.g. She used to impersonate Madonna in evening parties.

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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
recover; find and bring in; get back
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irresponsible

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a. E.g. He behaved like an irresponsible idiot.

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particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand; main; principal
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
reckless; carefree; showing lack of care for consequences
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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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organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
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prompt

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

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made industrial; converted to industrialism
make or become free of frost or ice
overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
move back and forth; mark with crossing lines
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seismograph

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n. E.g. The modern broad-band seismograph can record a very broad range of frequencies.

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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
peaceful resistance by fasting or refusing to cooperate
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staggering

(11)

a. E.g. He reports almost 16,000 incidents of fake notes in the first three months of 2006, a staggering 92 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.

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pertaining to journals or newspapers, or journalism
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
loose and large-grained in consistency
of or relating to or responsible for administration
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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unspoiled

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a. E.g. Molokai, Hawaii is still an unspoiled treasure, with no buildings higher than three stories.

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marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
not decayed or decomposed
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
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