WorksheetsECPE Vocabulary
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 37mins
The police are working in____________________________ with tax officers on the investigation.
accordance
conjunction
consequence
reference
She planned her trip in _________________________________ detail.
designated
ambient
susceptible
meticulous
They organized a street demonstration in complete__________________________ of the government ban.
defiance
deference
debate
accompaniment
The country desperately needs broad political and constitutional ____________ .
renewal
reform
restoration
retaliation
Visitors are asked to ____________ from speaking loudly while in the gallery.
distinguish
resort
indicate
refrain
Please ___________________________that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.
verify
justify
accumulate
compensate
We need to set challenging but ____________________________ targets.
neutral
attainable
typical
ambiguous
They were accused of ___________________ the crowd to violence.
restricting
inciting
generating
defying
At first this did not seem like a _____________________ suggestion.
feasible
incompatible
impending
allured
The company has announced that it will_____________________ a full investigation into the accident.
undergo
underlie
underrate
undertake
She was hot and breathless from the__________________________ of cycling uphill.
anticipation
outlook
exertion
magnitude
The success of our campaign has ____________________________our wildest expectations.
substituted
boosted
conceived
exceeded
1. I _______________________ all forms of racism.
contemplate
anticipate
abhor
recruit
1. Our host families were all very hospitable and, without exception, spoke ________________________English.
expanding
impeccable
consious
intuitive
1. It's completely ___________________trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.
fundamental
futile
elongated
inferior
Gathered all together in this church, we _____________________those who lost their lives in the war.
commemorate
eradicate
violate
alleviate
I couldn't even ____________________ living on my own.
facilitate
evolve
entitle
contemplate
I hope this is a public footpath and we're not _______________ on someone's land.
embarking
augmenting
trespassing
resolving
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra _________________________.
imposed
decomposed
impartial
vigilant
Reporters must be impartial and not show political __________________
account
era
bias
debut
In the ___ of the drought there were crop failures and the country now faces famine.
wake
series
repercussion
stride
Plans to build a new elementary school are ___.
elevated
interlocking
fortified
underway
He got the job even though his skills were ___ to those of the other applicants.
insignificant
inferior
indifferent
imperfect
Economic growth will continue to be slow for the ___ future.
plausible
foreseeable
conceivable
consecutive
The thought of snakes and spiders ___ him
decomposed
despised
detached
disgusted
Vacation policies continue to be a source of ___ between management and the workers.
disturbance
resistance
contraction
friction
The drop in profits can be ___ to the rising cost of raw materials.
excused
deduced
derived
attributed
You can definitely ___ Sarah to get the job done.
look at
count on
figure out
regard to
When choosing the new chairperson, ___ that the past three have all come from the accounting department.
see to it
look out for
keep in mind
ask around
After sleeping in the car his suit was badly ___.
cropped
wrinkled
withered
creased
Even though Bob and Jim are good friends, they’re ___ when they play soccer.
rivals
contrasts
counterparts
aggregates
There wasn't a ___ of truth in his statement to the police.
spot
knot
lump
grain
To lose weight, he is on a ___ -calorie diet
contracted
declined
diminished
reduced
The government ___ the use of seat belts in all cars
prevails
provokes
mediates
mandates
Now that Ron has changed schools he's really beginning to ___
flourish
harvest
plow
accumulate
Donna lost her purse and was ___ searching for it everywhere
unspeakably
glaringly
obscurely
frantically
The ___ customer upset many of the restaurant’s staff.
intuitive
prodigious
belligerent
abundant
The police had to ___ to force to maintain public order.
resort
employ
exert
retaliate
The professor ___ his students so much that they were scared to ask him any questions
apprehended
intimidated
articulated
collaborated
I think Kim would be great for the job. Her work record is ___
impeccable
enriched
rudimentary
tarnished
Because he could be fired if the soccer team loses, the manager is in a very ___ position.
pertinent
precipitous
precarious
petty
Linda ___ in school because she studies a great deal.
supersedes
surpasses
excels
ensues
The lecturer restated his main point, ___ that the current approach has been a failure.
namely
largely
incidentally
exclusively
___ on the top of the cliff, the climbers enjoyed the view before beginning their descent.
Nestled
Pierced
Stared
Perched
When I returned from my vacation, I found a huge ___ of work to do
postscript
outreach
backlog
upkeep
John will likely ___ as head of the department when the semester end
resign
conclude
install
expire
The ___ of the proposal argue that it will raise people's living standards and benefit almost everyone
proprietors
detractors
proponents
rivals
In the last century, we ___ on a new era of peace and prosperity
embarked
encroached
trespassed
wandered
Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc
processes
functions
boundaries
constraints
The crowd was ordered to ___.
diverse
disperse
deviate
divert
With a bit of ___ Mark might agree to take on the project.
coaxing
taunting
vexing
dusting
The company that Joan works for is ___ with an automotive company, so she can get a discount on a new ca
correlated
parallel
affiliated
accounted
She still had ___ doubts about the wisdom of the plan.
lingering
strenuous
pervasive
prominen
Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc
processes
functions
boundaries
constraints
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were ___ by the hotel’s dirty rooms.
deducted
admonished
appalled
dispelled
The two surfaces can be stuck together with this powerful ___.
adhesive
contaminant
delegate
equation
I asked Joe if he’d told me everything, but he wouldn’t give me ___ answer
a subconscious
a straightforward
an unstructured
an unmistakable
I think Kim would be great for the job. Her work record is ___
impeccable
enriched
rudimentary
tarnished
I had to complain to the neighbors as music was ... again late last night.
daring
flaring
blaring
glaring
Define flare (up)
to make a loud noise
to risk trying
to suddenly become violent and angry
to look angrily at somebody
The fish population has been ... and growing since the beaches were cleaned.
thriving
glowing
increasing
prospering
He is a ... politician who is known to have broken the law for personal gain.
unfaithful
traitor
disloyal
renegade
Define droop
to hang down; to lean forward
to arch forward
to fall or throw yourself in a particular direction
to fall down; to collapse
Define hunch
to hang down; to lean forward
to arch forward
to fall or throw yourself in a particular direction
to fall down; to collapse
Define sluggish
slow
not flowing or moving ( of water or air )
no longer good to eat ( of bread)
not moving
The water had remained ... in the tank for so long that it began to smell.
sluggish
stale
stagnant
still
The prisoner's diet was poor and even the bread he was served was ...
stale
stagnant
sluggish
still
Define conform
to concur with
to obey a law, rules etc
to be the same as or similar to something
to suit
Define bleat
to yell
to make the sound that sheep and goats make
to cry in a noisy and annoying way
to express disapproval with shouts
