Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

avert

(1)

v. E.g. She had to avert her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.

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tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
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bluff

(2)

n. E.g. If only, I thought, he had called our bluff from the start and told us firmly that he knew the figures but wouldn't say.

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one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
measuring instrument; measure; judge
pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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constricted

(3)

a. E.g. Italy was left with an increasingly constricted economy that has grown at less than 1% on average per year in the last decade.

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contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
greater rank or station or quality; excellent
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
refined; made or rendered pure or more pure
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exit

(4)

n. E.g. They took the second exit on the throughway.

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organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation
original work used as a model; original type
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
passage or way out; act of going away or out
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generous

(5)

a. E.g. David Gilmour, the guitarist of Pink Floyd is known as a generous donor.

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more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
ordinary; having no remarkable features
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
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integrity

(6)

n. E.g. Protecting global supply chain integrity is of the utmost importance for manufacturers.

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pitcher; vase; small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
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layout

(7)

n. E.g. In gymnastics, a layout is a position in which the gymnast's body is completely stretched, toes pointed and legs straight.

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period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
person of distinction or great reputation; celebrity who is an inspiration to others
one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
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orbital

(8)

a. E.g. The orbital muscles keep the visual axis of both eyes aligned on the center of what you are looking at.

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of or relating to an orbit; of or relating to the eye socket
protected by armor; provided with protective covering
planned or accomplished together; combined
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than
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predominant

(9)

a. E.g. The predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism.

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not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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responsive

(10)

a. E.g. Children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience.

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covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
major; important; outweighing
powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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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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money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
rays of the sun
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
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uproot

(12)

v. E.g. They want to uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden.

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relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
pull up; displace; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; eradicate
move or act clumsily and in confusion
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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