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ECPE Vocabulary

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The police are working in____________________________ with tax officers on the investigation.

a)

accordance

b)

conjunction

c)

consequence

d)

reference

2.

She planned her trip in _________________________________ detail.

a)

designated

b)

ambient

c)

susceptible

d)

meticulous

3.

They organized a street demonstration in complete__________________________ of the government ban.

a)

defiance

b)

deference

c)

debate

d)

accompaniment

4.

The country desperately needs broad political and constitutional ____________ .

a)

renewal

b)

reform

c)

restoration

d)

retaliation

5.

Visitors are asked to ____________ from speaking loudly while in the gallery.

a)

distinguish

b)

resort

c)

indicate

d)

refrain

6.

Please ___________________________that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.

a)

verify

b)

justify

c)

accumulate

d)

compensate

7.

We need to set challenging but ____________________________ targets.

a)

neutral

b)

attainable

c)

typical

d)

ambiguous

8.

They were accused of ___________________ the crowd to violence.

a)

restricting

b)

inciting

c)

generating

d)

defying

9.

At first this did not seem like a _____________________ suggestion.

a)

feasible

b)

incompatible

c)

impending

d)

allured

10.

The company has announced that it will_____________________ a full investigation into the accident.

a)

undergo

b)

underlie

c)

underrate

d)

undertake

11.

She was hot and breathless from the__________________________ of cycling uphill.

a)

anticipation

b)

outlook

c)

exertion

d)

magnitude

12.

The success of our campaign has ____________________________our wildest expectations.

a)

substituted

b)

boosted

c)

conceived

d)

exceeded

13.

1. I _______________________ all forms of racism.

a)

contemplate

b)

anticipate

c)

abhor

d)

recruit

14.

1. Our host families were all very hospitable and, without exception, spoke ________________________English.

a)

expanding

b)

impeccable

c)

consious

d)

intuitive

15.

1. It's completely ___________________trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.

a)

fundamental

b)

futile

c)

elongated

d)

inferior

16.

Gathered all together in this church, we _____________________those who lost their lives in the war.

a)

commemorate

b)

eradicate

c)

violate

d)

alleviate

17.

I couldn't even ____________________ living on my own.

a)

facilitate

b)

evolve

c)

entitle

d)

contemplate

18.

I hope this is a public footpath and we're not _______________ on someone's land.

a)

embarking

b)

augmenting

c)

trespassing

d)

resolving

19.

Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra _________________________.

a)

imposed

b)

decomposed

c)

impartial

d)

vigilant

20.

Reporters must be impartial and not show political __________________

a)

account

b)

era

c)

bias

d)

debut

21.

In the ___ of the drought there were crop failures and the country now faces famine.

a)

wake

b)

series

c)

repercussion

d)

stride

22.

Plans to build a new elementary school are ___.

a)

elevated

b)

interlocking

c)

fortified

d)

underway

23.

He got the job even though his skills were ___ to those of the other applicants.

a)

insignificant

b)

inferior

c)

indifferent

d)

imperfect

24.

Economic growth will continue to be slow for the ___ future.

a)

plausible

b)

foreseeable

c)

conceivable

d)

consecutive

25.

The thought of snakes and spiders ___ him

a)

decomposed

b)

despised

c)

detached

d)

disgusted

26.

Vacation policies continue to be a source of ___ between management and the workers.

a)

disturbance

b)

resistance

c)

contraction

d)

friction

27.

The drop in profits can be ___ to the rising cost of raw materials.

a)

excused

b)

deduced

c)

derived

d)

attributed

28.

You can definitely ___ Sarah to get the job done.

a)

look at

b)

count on

c)

figure out

d)

regard to

29.

When choosing the new chairperson, ___ that the past three have all come from the accounting department.

a)

see to it

b)

look out for

c)

keep in mind

d)

ask around

30.

After sleeping in the car his suit was badly ___.

a)

cropped

b)

wrinkled

c)

withered

d)

creased

31.

Even though Bob and Jim are good friends, they’re ___ when they play soccer.

a)

rivals

b)

contrasts

c)

counterparts

d)

aggregates

32.

There wasn't a ___ of truth in his statement to the police.

a)

spot

b)

knot

c)

lump

d)

grain

33.

To lose weight, he is on a ___ -calorie diet

a)

contracted

b)

declined

c)

diminished

d)

reduced

34.

The government ___ the use of seat belts in all cars

a)

prevails

b)

provokes

c)

mediates

d)

mandates

35.

Now that Ron has changed schools he's really beginning to ___

a)

flourish

b)

harvest

c)

plow

d)

accumulate

36.

Donna lost her purse and was ___ searching for it everywhere

a)

unspeakably

b)

glaringly

c)

obscurely

d)

frantically

37.

The ___ customer upset many of the restaurant’s staff.

a)

intuitive

b)

prodigious

c)

belligerent

d)

abundant

38.

The police had to ___ to force to maintain public order.

a)

resort

b)

employ

c)

exert

d)

retaliate

39.

The professor ___ his students so much that they were scared to ask him any questions

a)

apprehended

b)

intimidated

c)

articulated

d)

collaborated

40.

I think Kim would be great for the job. Her work record is ___

a)

impeccable

b)

enriched

c)

rudimentary

d)

tarnished

41.

Because he could be fired if the soccer team loses, the manager is in a very ___ position.

a)

pertinent

b)

precipitous

c)

precarious

d)

petty

42.

Linda ___ in school because she studies a great deal.

a)

supersedes

b)

surpasses

c)

excels

d)

ensues

43.

The lecturer restated his main point, ___ that the current approach has been a failure.

a)

namely

b)

largely

c)

incidentally

d)

exclusively

44.

___ on the top of the cliff, the climbers enjoyed the view before beginning their descent.

a)

Nestled

b)

Pierced

c)

Stared

d)

Perched

45.

When I returned from my vacation, I found a huge ___ of work to do

a)

postscript

b)

outreach

c)

backlog

d)

upkeep

46.

John will likely ___ as head of the department when the semester end

a)

resign

b)

conclude

c)

install

d)

expire

47.

The ___ of the proposal argue that it will raise people's living standards and benefit almost everyone

a)

proprietors

b)

detractors

c)

proponents

d)

rivals

48.

In the last century, we ___ on a new era of peace and prosperity

a)

embarked

b)

encroached

c)

trespassed

d)

wandered

49.

Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc

a)

processes

b)

functions

c)

boundaries

d)

constraints

50.

The crowd was ordered to ___.

a)

diverse

b)

disperse

c)

deviate

d)

divert

51.

With a bit of ___ Mark might agree to take on the project.

a)

coaxing

b)

taunting

c)

vexing

d)

dusting

52.

The company that Joan works for is ___ with an automotive company, so she can get a discount on a new ca

a)

correlated

b)

parallel

c)

affiliated

d)

accounted

53.

She still had ___ doubts about the wisdom of the plan.

a)

lingering

b)

strenuous

c)

pervasive

d)

prominen

54.

Due to time ___, we’ll have to end the meeting at three o’cloc

a)

processes

b)

functions

c)

boundaries

d)

constraints

55.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were ___ by the hotel’s dirty rooms.

a)

deducted

b)

admonished

c)

appalled

d)

dispelled

56.

The two surfaces can be stuck together with this powerful ___.

a)

adhesive

b)

contaminant

c)

delegate

d)

equation

57.

I asked Joe if he’d told me everything, but he wouldn’t give me ___ answer

a)

a subconscious

b)

a straightforward

c)

an unstructured

d)

an unmistakable

58.
Under the new policy, dental treatments will now be covered by your standard university insurance plan so long as they do not ………… $500 in one calendar year.
a)
excel
b)
outdo
c)
exceed
d)
surmount
59.
Seats for this evening's lecture, as for all events at the Tate Institute, are available on a first-come, first- served …………
a)
site
b)
post
c)
basis
d)
place
60.
Engineering graduates can expect to make an entry-level………… ranging from $50,000 to $70,000 per year.
a)
career
b)
degree
c)
income
d)
revenue
61.
Many of us feel that too much time has been wasted analyzing the project and we need to begin to roll up our sleeves and ………… to work.
a)
take off
b)
get down
c)
make up
d)
see through
62.
Purported to be a calming …………, purple can be an excellent color choice for a bedroom or study.
a)
hue
b)
cast
c)
glow
d)
tinge
63.
If you had ………… your birth date, or any other critical piece of information on your form, the system would have alerted you to the error.
a)
failed
b)
evaded
c)
omitted
d)
dismissed
64.
Unlike many charitable organizations, which rack up huge administrative fees, we promise that all ………… from our fundraising events will go directly to those in need.
a)
costs
b)
stakes
c)
budgets
d)
proceeds
65.
In ………… everyone who was involved in the altercation realizes the situation could have been handled betters
a)
hindsight
b)
memorial
c)
retention
d)
prospect
66.
Professor Fitzpatrick was fortunate that he was only …………, and not fired for his lapse in judgment.
a)
alleged
b)
implied
c)
complained
d)
reprimanded
67.
Factory errors are not normally examined in ………… unless the magnitude of the error is significant.
a)
part
b)
detail
c)
design
d)
element
68.
This online course is divided into 16 modules, each of which stands alone as an independent ………… requiring no prior knowledge.
a)
lot
b)
unit
c)
total
d)
piece
69.

I think Kim would be great for the job. Her work record is ___

a)

impeccable

b)

enriched

c)

rudimentary

d)

tarnished

70.

I had to complain to the neighbors as music was ... again late last night.

a)

daring

b)

flaring

c)

blaring

d)

glaring

71.

Define flare (up)

a)

to make a loud noise

b)

to risk trying

c)

to suddenly become violent and angry

d)

to look angrily at somebody

72.

The fish population has been ... and growing since the beaches were cleaned.

a)

thriving

b)

glowing

c)

increasing

d)

prospering

73.

He is a ... politician who is known to have broken the law for personal gain.

a)

unfaithful

b)

traitor

c)

disloyal

d)

renegade

74.

Define droop

a)

to hang down; to lean forward

b)

to arch forward

c)

to fall or throw yourself in a particular direction

d)

to fall down; to collapse

75.

Define hunch

a)

to hang down; to lean forward

b)

to arch forward

c)

to fall or throw yourself in a particular direction

d)

to fall down; to collapse

76.

Define sluggish

a)

slow

b)

not flowing or moving ( of water or air )

c)

no longer good to eat ( of bread)

d)

not moving

77.

The water had remained ... in the tank for so long that it began to smell.

a)

sluggish

b)

stale

c)

stagnant

d)

still

78.

The prisoner's diet was poor and even the bread he was served was ...

a)

stale

b)

stagnant

c)

sluggish

d)

still

79.

Define conform

a)

to concur with

b)

to obey a law, rules etc

c)

to be the same as or similar to something

d)

to suit

80.

Define bleat

a)

to yell

b)

to make the sound that sheep and goats make

c)

to cry in a noisy and annoying way

d)

to express disapproval with shouts