Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

arena

(1)

n. E.g. For your convenience, arena locations have been divided into two categories; East and West.

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property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
person in charge of a post office
one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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calculation

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n. E.g. The calculation and the hope is that North Korea's nuclear program is really a diplomatic gambit, designed to extract economic and political concessions.

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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
planning something carefully and intentionally
plan for an activity or event; arrange
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit bodily organ
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cram

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v. E.g. At its peak, a million people cram onto the streets over the two-day festival.

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mark the time of; assign a date to
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space
copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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evergreen

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a. E.g. An evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves all year round.

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plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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foretell

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v. E.g. Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.

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tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
protect from impacts or other disturbing effect; absorb the shock of
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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heavenly

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a. E.g. The first was a page so heavenly sweet that to read one line of it would dissolve my courage and break down my energy.

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not in accordance with the season
like a glacier; extremely cold; lacking warmth and friendliness
of or belonging to heaven or god
contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
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miscellaneous

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a. E.g. A small boy's pockets are likely to contain a miscellaneous collection of objects.

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mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
alone; only; without another
prophetic; of or relating to prediction
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motion

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n. E.g. For a similar reason, a collision head-on between two cars in motion is much more violent than if one of them is at rest.

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originator; explorer
purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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pose

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v. E.g. We don't know the woman who pose for Leonardo so often.

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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
prevent by taking action in advance
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shield

(10)

n. E.g. Mr. Putin poured scorn on the plans to build a new missile shield in Eastern Europe.

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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
march in a procession; ceremonial procession; visible display
portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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substantially

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ad. E.g. To cut financial support for agriculture would distort substantially the markets of developed countries.

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not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
relating to group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
marked by or given to innovations; introducing a change
real; actual; based on fact
markedly; considerably; with reality of existence
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venom

(12)

n. E.g. The insect inserts the stinger into the skin and a venom is released into the surrounding tissue.

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outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
play; literary work intended for theater
poison; poisonous secretion of animal, such as snake or spider; spite
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
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