Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

acquaintance

(1)

n. E.g. He also reconnected with Doris Schmitz, an acquaintance from the University of Frankfurt.

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most important spring in a mechanical device; chief motivating force
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
patron; one that buys goods or services
one who owns or operates ranch or farm
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bustle

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v. E.g. David and the children bustle about the house getting in each other's way as they try to pack for the camping trip.

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make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
quote; adduce as an instance
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
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cushion

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v. E.g. Modern automobiles all have suspensions that cushion the ride.

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make or become free of frost or ice
pierce; go through; permeate
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of ; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
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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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whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
migration into a place; moving into a place
meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
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finance

(5)

v. E.g. He may finance his second daughter through law school.

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move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
prescribe; rule as a dictator
connect or join together; combine
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
provide or raise the funds or capital for; supply funds to
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integrate

(6)

v. E.g. She tried to integrate all their activities into one program.

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represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
make whole; combine; make into one unit
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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literacy

(7)

n. E.g. Critics believe the measures will discriminate against migrants with low levels of literacy and for whom English is not their first language.

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intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
reading and writing; ability to read and write
part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; attendant to protect swimmers
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naval

(8)

a. E.g. We really don't yet have technology that can effectively detect the presence of radiation in naval cargo.

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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
emotionally affected; impressed
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
during current time; presently
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ray

(9)

n. E.g. He reminded them of the imposing secret, and raised a ray of cheer.

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one who proclaims a message publicly
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
one of a number of lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
magnetic field of a planet
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reveal

(10)

v. E.g. "The secret of your birth! Do you mean to say - " "Gentlemen," says the young man, very solemn, "I will reveal it to you, for I feel I may have confidence in you."

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overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
reduce level; lower grade of something
make known; disclose or show
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
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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.

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act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
normalize; cause to conform to a standard
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unpredictable

(12)

a. E.g. It changes the atmosphere, often in unpredictable ways.

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random; difficult to foretell or foresee
overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome
tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
marked by intense agitation or emotion
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