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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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discomfort     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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sheep; flesh of a sheep; loose woman; prostitute
two items of the same kind
durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
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imminent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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not capable of being carried out or put into practice
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
giving an advantage
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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advertisement     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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goods or money obtained illegally
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
a public promotion of some product or service
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
an administrative unit of government
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brilliancy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a quality that outshines the usual
offensively bold behavior; trait of being rude
a magnifier of images of distant objects
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
lack of ability, especially mental ability, to do something
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diminish     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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paved     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
covered with a firm surface
after noon
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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disgraceful     Speak
 
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giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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provoke     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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colossal     Speak
 
(9)
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in an alarming manner
unhealthy looking
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
in a harsh and grating manner
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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befall     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
provide funds complementary to
distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
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intuition     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information
passage or way out; act of going away or out
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
untrustworthy person; deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; man of humble birth; male servant
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gaunt     Speak
 
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having a pleasant tune or harmony
in a manner free from fear or risk
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
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role     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
observer or audience; one who looks on
instrument for measuring temperature
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
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fringe     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
quake from underground
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
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concentration     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
complete attention; intense mental effort
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
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seriousness     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
exclusive control or possession of something; domination
the quality of arousing fear or distress
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound
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trader     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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path; track; a trodden path
young birds hatched at one time; young children of same mother, especially if nearly of same age
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
immersing the body in water or sunshine
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
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clan     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
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celebration     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
path; track; a trodden path
complete attention; intense mental effort
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
soft, earthy substance, usually of white, used for drawing
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corporal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
hold or carry in equilibrium
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