Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

affinity

(1)

n. E.g. She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.

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public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
plea; formal message requesting something
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charter

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v. E.g. As a result we decide to charter the school to use bigger writing for the French version.

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make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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craft

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v. E.g. They try to craft a new boat as exactly same as the lost one.

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occur in a successive manner; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
make by hand and with much skill
make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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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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practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
whirling sensation in the head; feeling about to fall
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
joint between the hand and the forearm
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forerunner

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n. E.g. Doug Engelbart helped launch the Internet's forerunner, the Arpanet.

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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
protection from harm
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
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intermittent

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a. E.g. The outdoor wedding reception had to be moved indoors to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and off all afternoon.

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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
prepared; inclined; be ready; being particular condition of body or of health
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
not easily moved or disturbed
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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merchant

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n. E.g. The merchant decided to use camels to carry his goods across the desert.

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; shallow place
one who writes a book about somebody's life
one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
quality of being adaptable or variable
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motivate

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v. E.g. In order to motivate someone, you must have an understanding of the driving factors behind that person.

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make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
make or become free of frost or ice
oust; discharge; force or drive out
reckon; make mathematical calculation
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portrait

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n. E.g. Are we safe to assume that this portrait is of the same scene we've seen in that picture?

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portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
long narrow pillow or cushion
part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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satiric

(10)

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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of molecules; relating to simple or basic structure or form
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
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stately

(11)

a. E.g. One saw life-sized ladies and gentlemen dancing in stately rounds or laughing under trees and among flowers and butterflies.

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offensive; characterized by insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront
not in accordance with the season
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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tend

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v. E.g. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.

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overspread the surface; envelop; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect
mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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