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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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staid     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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in a moral manner
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
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sickly     Speak
 
(2)
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unhealthy looking
firmly established by nature or habit
becoming smaller, fewer, or less;
attractive; charming
important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
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mightily     Speak
 
(3)
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
with a lot of force; fiercely
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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expanse     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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sordid     Speak
 
(5)
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of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
in accord with physical laws
upright in position or posture
causing distress; painful; unpleasant
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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offense     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a magnifier of images of distant objects
underpants worn by women
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
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vehement     Speak
 
(7)
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serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; grand; august; munificent; magnificent
in a harsh and grating manner
unhealthy looking
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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breeches     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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feeling of being perplexed and confused;
robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
trousers ending above the knee
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digest     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
move or cause to move rapidly around and around
enter a computer
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deceit     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration or practice, which misleads another, or causes to believe what is false
any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
something useful; public service
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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client     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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someone who pays to get goods or services
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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maritime     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
unhealthy looking
imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
happy and ready to do favors for others
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aft     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
showing curiosity
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
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ether     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; arrival of the time fixed for payment
any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
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scornful     Speak
 
(15)
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expressing extreme contempt
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
marked by repeated turns and bends
willing to try new or difficult things; willing to engage in adventures
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
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murderous     Speak
 
(16)
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jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
lacking kindness
covered with a firm surface
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
of or pertaining to a bride
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sometime     Speak
 
(17)
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near at hand; close in time; about to occur
at some indefinite or unstated time
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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ordeal     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
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analogous     Speak
 
(19)
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
in a weary manner
comparable in certain respects; similar or alike
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
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editorial     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
not noticed
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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