Test sheet for ECPE Test for Vocabulary

academic

(1)

a. E.g. The dean's talk about reforming the college admissions system was only an academic discussion.

Select answer:
marked by intense agitation or emotion
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
permitting leaks or leakage; permitting liquids to penetrate
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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ban

(2)

n. E.g. Opponents say the ban will prompt smokers to eat in nearby Los Angeles, which still allows people to light up if they're outdoors.

Select answer:
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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complain

(3)

v. E.g. They often complain that kangaroo numbers have reached plague-like proportions.

Select answer:
provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
prevent from being seen or discovered
regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
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dorsal

(4)

a. E.g. The dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals.

Select answer:
constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
near the back or upper surface
prophetic; of or relating to prediction
exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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gauge

(5)

n. E.g. We are a leading Auto gauge and Auto meter manufacturer.

Select answer:
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
measuring instrument; measure; judge
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
people who buy goods or services
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impersonate

(6)

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

Select answer:
practice trickery or fraud; cheat
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
pierce; go through; permeate
make more industrial or city-like
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moderate

(7)

v. E.g. She was chosen to moderate the convention.

Select answer:
protect or fight for as first place
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
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overdue

(8)

a. E.g. Economists say that improving links between south and south-east Asia is long overdue.

Select answer:
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
relating to, or contributing to sense of smell
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
out of house; out of doors
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postmaster

(9)

n. E.g. People from all over the world send valentine cards to the village so the postmaster can stamp them with its special postmark - a teddy bear holding a heart.

Select answer:
one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
person in charge of a post office
people who want to conserve natural resources
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
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reverse

(10)

v. E.g. The Commission has now launched a high-level diplomatic offensive to reverse the ban.

Select answer:
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
put out or expel from a place; discharge
cause pain, suffering or distress
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skimp

(11)

v. E.g. They were forced to skimp on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.

Select answer:
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
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troupe

(12)

n. E.g. A troupe of authentic belly dancers has been performing in the Cleveland, Ohio area since 2002.

Select answer:
outline; biographical sketch
outer layer ; covering; coat; shell
place where animals are kept
organization of performers and associated personnel
opening through which an animal receives food; aperture between jaws or between lips
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