Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

acidity

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n. E.g. High acidity and elevated levels of metals can seriously impair the ability of water bodies to support life, resulting in a decline in species diversity.

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pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
outer region of the Earth's atmosphere
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
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cite

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v. E.g. She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.

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moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
quote; adduce as an instance
plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
plan and oversee the development and details
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
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deft

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a. E.g. The deft waiter uncorked the champagne without spilling a drop.

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puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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depression

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n. E.g. The researchers believe that growing up in a home where parents had difficulties with depression or alcohol was often a trigger.

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mental disorder marked by confusion
medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
optical device for projecting a beam of light
total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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gravitational

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a. E.g. Since the force required to lift it is equal to its weight, it follows that the gravitational potential energy is equal to its weight times the height to which it is lifted.

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of or relating to or caused by gravitation
near or to the maximum degree
without parallel, equal, or match; unequaled
ordinary; having no remarkable features
contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
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humility

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n. E.g. "A certain humility is required for this game," says Angela, who is running her brother Pat's campaign.

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magnetic field of a planet
portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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lifesaver

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n. E.g. Fortunately, a surf club race was about to start and there was a lifesaver on the beach.

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property of a continuous and connected period of time
life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; attendant to protect swimmers
organized opposition to authority
particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore
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ore

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n. E.g. The supply of this ore is apparently inexhaustible, but no veins have as yet been found.

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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
passage from a literary work; an excerpt; something extracted
message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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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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make longer; draw out; lengthen
offend grossly against; produce anger or resentment in
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
perform or produce immunity
proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication
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satiric

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a. E.g. He was charged with criminal libel for posting articles on a satiric online publication that poked fun at a finance professor.

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quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
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sunburn

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n. E.g. Home treatment measures may provide some relief from mild sunburn.

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redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
quality of being adaptable or variable
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tortuous

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a. E.g. Because this road is so tortuous, it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.

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of or relating to or connected with residence
marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
relating to group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
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