Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

allude

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v. E.g. Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you allude to his marital problems with Jill.

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make less severe or harsh; moderate
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
move from one country or region to another and settle there
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
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by-product

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n. E.g. It would be a start to running cleaner city buses, it would recycle a useful by-product from the school cafeterias that the School District is currently paying to remove.

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one who rides a horse or performs on horseback
purse; wallet; pocket-sized paperback book
radiation; discharge; act of emitting
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
product made during the manufacture of something else
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conspicuous

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a. E.g. Next morning, Miss Scatcherd wrote in conspicuous characters on a piece of pasteboard the word "Slattern."

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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
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epic

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n. E.g. This epic is a riddle wrapped in a mystery.

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pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
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forbid

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

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refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
reduce level; lower grade of something
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
not allow; prohibit; prevent
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incident

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n. E.g. The most high-profile exercise is planned for central London where a catastrophic incident will be simulated shortly.

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small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
persistently annoying person; organism that injures livestock or crops
motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action
publication that appears at fixed intervals
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linguistic

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a. E.g. The modern tourist will encounter very little linguistic difficulty as English has become an almost universal language.

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middle; lying between two extremes
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
rapid; caused to move faster
without parallel, equal, or match; unequaled
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nourish

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v. E.g. Along with a devoted team of sixteen full-time staffers and several volunteers, they now nourish kids in seventy Toronto daycares.

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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
construct again; rebuild; reconstitute
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physiological

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a. E.g. To understand this disease fully, we must examine not only its physiological aspects but also its psychological elements.

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pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
old-fashioned; obsolete
precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
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seasonal

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a. E.g. Farm workers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will no longer require work permits for seasonal jobs of up to three months.

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occurring at or dependent on a particular season
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
not easily moved or disturbed
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supreme

(11)

a. E.g. Last Sunday the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei asked young people to remain calm in the run up to July the 9th.

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most personal; being deepest within the self
of or relating to or caused by gravitation
treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality; favorite
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
most outstanding; highest; superior
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vicinity

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n. E.g. He maintains that the Carson City vicinity is one of the most beautiful areas in the West.

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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
one who loves and defends his or her country
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
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