Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

authentic

(1)

a. E.g. It is authentic, genuine, and a true and correct copy of the original.

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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
modern; belonging to the same period of time
exhibiting keen insight and good judgment; quick to understand
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clamor

(2)

n. E.g. The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.

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noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
prospect; view; belief about the future ; act of looking out
play; literary work intended for theater
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
likelihood; quality of being predictable
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crawl

(3)

v. E.g. The crocodile can crawl along the riverbed.

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move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
make laws; create or pass laws
put down or suppress
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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descend

(4)

v. E.g. You could see a rough path descend like a steep stair into the plain.

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raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique
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forbidding

(5)

a. E.g. A rock face, so forbidding from a distance, shows fracture lines from close up: nothing is forever, everything changes.

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prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
of or relating to or resulting from industry; having highly developed industries
not in accordance with the season
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impersonation

(6)

n. E.g. Tina just makes it funnier because her impersonation is so accurate.

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pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
pretending to be another person; representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
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microscope

(7)

n. E.g. The artwork took 10 days using a single rabbit hair as a paint brush and a microscope is required to look at the masterpiece.

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part of the leg between the hip and the knee
quality of having legal force or effectiveness
organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production
magnifier of the image of small objects
quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
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monumental

(8)

a. E.g. Writing a dictionary of any language is a monumental task.

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massive; taking a great amount of time and effort to complete; in manner of a monument
not able to be corrected or repaired
relating to or caused by a virus
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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prototype

(9)

n. E.g. He introduced universal health care for all MA citizens and his prototype was the blueprint for what Arnold was introducing in CA.

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photographic view or exposure
quality of being well-mannered; refinement; people of good birth
original work used as a model; original type
man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
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restraint

(10)

n. E.g. For Fatah senior leaders, this restraint is the path to a Palestinian state.

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public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body
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sunlight

(11)

n. E.g. Cosmos 1 was designed to test whether it's possible to power a spacecraft by harnessing sunlight.

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reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
rays of the sun
rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
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underestimate

(12)

v. E.g. One thing I think you underestimate is how much in the minority you are.

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move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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