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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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invasion     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
the power to use something or someone
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
the upper surface of a room
raid or attack, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
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promising     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
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salary     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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someone who is no longer alive
outer garment covering body from waist to ankles, with separate part for each leg;
something that remunerates
end; objective; final purpose or aim
tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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downstairs     Speak
 
(4)
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on or of lower floors of a building
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
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mirth     Speak
 
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n.  
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note; distinctive manner of oral expression
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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parlor     Speak
 
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subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
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gale     Speak
 
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one who is an authority on history
very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
short trip taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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intimacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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the power to use something or someone
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
a projectile that is fired from a gun
a strong liking; favorite
one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
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descending     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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related; belonging to the same family
neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
according to custom or rule or natural law
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
coming down or downward
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pleasantly     Speak
 
(10)
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in a cheerful manner
full of joy; very happy
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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battery     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade
recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
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detective     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
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acute     Speak
 
(13)
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light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
in part; in some degree; not wholly
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
extreme; inordinate; too much
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onward     Speak
 
(14)
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not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
in a forward direction
inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile; lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
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counter     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something used for or regarded as representing something else
action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
group of persons appointed by a head of state
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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inscription     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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state after death
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
the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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prospects     Speak
 
(17)
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illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
the visual percept of a region
act of being present
help and advice about how to do something
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
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barbarous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude
lessened, reduced
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
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prior     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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extreme; inordinate; too much
not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
out of breath; breathing with difficulty, as from tension
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
having won
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shaped     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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