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Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a fast, reliable, and handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. It has lots of built-in word lists to load by level.
 Test Questions
Word Frequency: from 5K to 6K
theme     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
complete failure
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
row of houses built in a similar style; level shelf of land with steep slopes
violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy
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sticks     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an udder or breast or teat
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air
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lawn     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
complete failure
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
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globe     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
act of searching for something
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plague     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
one who is an authority on history
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
dismissal from office
an implement for writing or drawing consisting of a slender cylinder
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parlor     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a hollow round pipe of metal; container for pastes, paints
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
additional proof that something that was believed
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
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bunch     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a bad person who harms others or breaks the law; someone who does evil deliberately
warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
any collection in its entirety
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
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token     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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something intended or supposed to represent another thing; sign or symbol; memorial of friendship
light in a transparent protective case
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
the upper surface of a room
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
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descending     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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gracious; showing warm and friendliness
coming down or downward
duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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victorious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
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shrill     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
very recently
in a humble manner
used as intensifiers
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monk     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
a woman innkeeper
a member of a religious community typically living under vows of poverty and chastity
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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acute     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
in a cold unemotional manner
excellent or extraordinary
moving toward the east
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poetical     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
coming down or downward
characteristic of or befitting poetry
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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stamp     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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cause to be slowed down or delayed
overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
move or bring by force or with great effort
walk heavily
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
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inscription     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
act of inscribing; something written or engraved, especially, words written or engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
a state of no motion or movement
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repeatedly     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
several time
below acceptable in performance
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
from this time forward; henceforward
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modify     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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give up for a price or reward
arouse
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
alter; make partial or minor changes to
carry on the feet and deposit
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hedge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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domestic swine
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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bud     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
the trait of being serious
indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
raid or attack, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
behavior or attitude of people who allow themselves to do what they want
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