Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

atomic

(1)

a. E.g. Iran was never pursuing an atomic bomb, Iran's Oil Minister said in a press conference here.

Select answer:
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
overwhelming; tempting; charming
of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
of dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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chunk

(2)

n. E.g. Mary, get me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen.

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moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advance
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
something foretold or predicted; prophecy
a thick mass or piece, amount
negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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crude

(3)

a. E.g. Nigeria is the sixth largest exporter of crude oil within OPEC.

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refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
no fixed or regular course; wandering
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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docile

(4)

a. E.g. As docile as he seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.

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being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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forbid

(5)

v. E.g. My sense of tact would forbid an honest answer to you.

Select answer:
not allow; prohibit; prevent
mark the time of; assign a date to
proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
restrict in movement; circumscribe
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hesitate

(6)

v. E.g. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.

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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of ; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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intersection

(7)

n. E.g. The street will be widened as part of the construction of the new Golden Ears Route and 176 Street intersection.

Select answer:
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz
point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
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periodical

(8)

n. E.g. Total operating revenues in the periodical publishing industry increased in 2005 from the previous year.

Select answer:
publication that appears at fixed intervals
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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pot

(9)

n. E.g. Well, what of that? Suppose you find a brass pot with a hundred dollars in it.

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receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
migration into a place; moving into a place
nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit
metallic or earthen vessel for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant
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religious

(10)

a. E.g. In the meantime, his plans to marry his American sweetheart fell apart due to religious and cultural differences.

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of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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soldier

(11)

n. E.g. The Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him.

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one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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unparalleled

(12)

a. E.g. Edmund Wilson's perception gave him an unparalleled understanding of American literature and life.

Select answer:
mild and pleasant; fragrant
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
without parallel, equal, or match; unequaled
poisonous; secreting and transmitting venom; marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
ordinary; having no remarkable features
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