Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

alternate

(1)

v. E.g. Please alternate light and dark squares to form a pattern.

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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
pay attention to; listen to and consider
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brighten

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v. E.g. I was surprised and cheered to see how far dawn was advanced: what rosy streaks were beginning to brighten the east.

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meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
put into effect; supply with tools
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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conditioning

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n. E.g. Her part-time job also involves working with the strength and conditioning coaches to help players achieve and maintain optimal body mass.

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rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
process of modifying person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of body
originator; explorer
moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
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dizziness

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n. E.g. Each year more than two million people visit a doctor for dizziness, and an untold number suffer with motion sickness.

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of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
particle; a very small spot ; stain
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
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feminism

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n. E.g. Asking me if I believe in feminism is like asking me if I believe in integration.

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motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action
one who studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times
outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
movement aimed at equal rights for women
reading and writing; ability to read and write
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incident

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n. E.g. The most high-profile exercise is planned for central London where a catastrophic incident will be simulated shortly.

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place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
makeup; constitution; writing; essay
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
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mold

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v. E.g. The furniture of grandma might mold in the old house.

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model; fit tightly, follow the contours of ; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
reckon; make mathematical calculation
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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pathway

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n. E.g. In biochemistry, a metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.

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public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
one who writes a book about somebody's life
path; track; a trodden path
of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
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promulgate

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v. E.g. During an interview with ABC News, Barack Obama said Republican attempted to promulgate, falsely, his Muslim connections.

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put at risk; adventure
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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shield

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n. E.g. Mr. Putin poured scorn on the plans to build a new missile shield in Eastern Europe.

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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
pollution; process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
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sparse

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a. E.g. No matter how carefully Albert combed his hair to make it look as full as possible, it still looked sparse.

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reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
not such as to convince or to impress seriously
to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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unexplored

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a. E.g. NASA embodies the pursuit of knowledge in unexplored regions of the universe, as well as the universe of the mind.

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of plants; planted or grown in a pot
not discovered or explored, in any sense
projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
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