Test sheet for ECPE Vocabulary Test Online

agility

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n. E.g. The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.

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one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
purpose; reason for wanting something done
pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
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celestial

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a. E.g. She spoke of the celestial joys that awaited virtuous souls in the hereafter.

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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
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conflicting

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a. E.g. Aumann showed that peaceful cooperation can emerge in a repeated game, even when the players have strong short-term conflicting interests.

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meant or adapted for an occasion or use
of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
of high worth or cost
of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
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dumb

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a. E.g. A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognize the pantomime of a marriage.

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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
mute; lacking the power of speech
mutually dependent; reliant on one another
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
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extol

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v. E.g. In his speech, the president will extol the astronauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age.

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provide written evidence; record in detail
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
praise highly; glorify; celebrate
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hike

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n. E.g. Winning the debate over a tax hike is guaranteed hard slogging.

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one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
place where animals are kept
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
formal expression of preference for a candidate; number of cast in election; result of election or referendum
long walk or march; often abrupt increase or rise
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mandatory

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a. E.g. These instructions are mandatory, any violation will be severely punished.

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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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optimist

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n. E.g. The problem with being an optimist is that when you persist in seeing the upside, people often assume you're an idiot.

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plants of an area or a region; plant life
migration into a place; moving into a place
plant belonging to the group Fungi
one who expects favorable or good outcome
quality of moving freely; movement; motion
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politics

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n. E.g. The surest bet in British politics at the moment is that Gordon Brown will become the next prime minister.

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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
push; force used in pushing ; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
poll; detailed critical inspection
limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities
profession devoted to governing and political affairs; study of government of states and other political units
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schedule

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n. E.g. Now, after the failure of Cancun, there's a much bigger question mark over concluding the new deal on schedule.

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outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
plan for an activity or event; arrange
one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
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strengthen

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v. E.g. These long-term projects strengthen Afghan women and children's rights to good health care.

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reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
plunge, especially headfirst, into water; plummet
plead; file a suit against
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translucent

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a. E.g. We could not recognize the people in the next room because of the translucent curtains that separated us.

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readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
of or relating to nonmilitary life
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
present at birth; inborn; innate
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
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