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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.
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pattern     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the act of excusing a mistake or offense
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
a decorative or artistic work
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crop     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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raid or attack, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
effectiveness, efficiency, or validity
a cultivated plant that is grown as food
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successor     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
a person who delivers a sermon publicly
ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people
a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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conservative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
in a humble manner
extreme; inordinate; too much
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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boil     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cover from sight
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be excited with passion; heat in water
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
consider; think about carefully; weigh
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develop     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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walk heavily
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
cause to be slowed down or delayed
grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
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prolonged     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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closed in or surrounded or included within
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
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unite     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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march in a procession
give as gift; present
take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
make a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone
bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
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traffic     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a small number
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
money paid at the time of purchase
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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carelessly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
providing or experiencing physical discomfort
recklessly; done without care or attention; inattentively
full of loud and nonmusical sounds
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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comedy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
someone who controls resources and team members
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
a woman innkeeper
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
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downward     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
having fear; afraid, frightened
used as intensifiers
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strained     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
in a cheerful manner
without taking a lot of care to make something perfect
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
causing great interest or enthusiasm
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poetical     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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full of joy; very happy
clever; having inventive or cunning mind
characteristic of or befitting poetry
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
overwhelming; impossible to refuse or oppose because it is too pleasant and charming
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competition     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; furious storm
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
a cultivated plant that is grown as food
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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massive     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
ordinary; having no remarkable features
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
on a horse
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serene     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in a thoughtful manner
disinclined to work or exertion
uniquely or characteristically
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
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calamity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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mournful     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
ordinary; having no remarkable features
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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bud     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
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