Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

avant-garde

(1)

n. E.g. It collects news, reviews, image galleries, and texts concerning avant-garde culture and contemporary art in Tokyo.

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one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; trafficker; trader
preceding in time, importance, or urgency
pursuit of professional advancement as one's chief or sole aim
relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
radically new or original; cutting edge
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beverage

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n. E.g. How fragrant was the steam of the beverage, and the scent of the toast!

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plea; formal message requesting something
one who manages a government agency or department
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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concert

(3)

n. E.g. The campaign will kick off with a huge concert in Cape Town at the end of next month.

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one of the large landmasses of the earth
location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
one of the often brightly colored parts of flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
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drag

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v. E.g. We would drag the truth out of the reluctant witness before any decision.

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pay back for some expense incurred
make less severe or harsh; moderate
move or bring by force or with great effort
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely
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functioning

(5)

n. E.g. Yes, it is a functioning flashlight; you should take it.

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operation; manipulation; performing or able to perform its regular function
monument; short note or abstract, intended for registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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idiomatic

(6)

a. E.g. It is a reference of 2733 English idioms and idiomatic expressions with definitions.

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having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
most personal; being deepest within the self
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
of or relating to the sun
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
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invader

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n. E.g. We can hope that because the invader is being closely watched for, he may never come.

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one who makes or repairs something
precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
one who invades; assailant; encroacher; intruder
people who want to conserve natural resources
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outcry

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n. E.g. Improvements to our education system will require relentless and vocal outcry from the parents whose children suffer most from the current schools.

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process of making things clearer or easier to understand
one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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quota

(9)

n. E.g. Ideally the campaigners want to push a new bill of introduction of a legal quota for women MPs.

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monthly payment; a part of a published serial
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
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rotate

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v. E.g. We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil.

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move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
observe; watch; keep an eye on
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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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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manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
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wedding

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n. E.g. Two of India's most popular movie stars are engaged to be married later this year; that would be Bollywood's biggest wedding in years.

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marriage ceremony; act of marrying; anniversary of a marriage
passage or way out; act of going away or out
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
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