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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
grandmother     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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an implement for writing or drawing consisting of a slender cylinder
the mother of your father or mother
declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
speculating; examination by eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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joyous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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closed in or surrounded or included within
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
full of joy; very happy
very important and needing attention immediately
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horseback     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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alone; only; without another
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
on a horse
consecutive
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
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invite     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
make known; disclose or show
not allow; prohibit; prevent
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crops     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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reach or ascend the top of
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
move abruptly
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bullet     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a projectile that is fired from a gun
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
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vegetable     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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gossip     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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accommodation; lodging
excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
explode; burst; gale; very strong gust of wind or air
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
dismissal from office
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sparkling     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a relation that provides the foundation for something
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, used in bed clothing
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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victorious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
continuing in time or space without interruption; extending without break or irregularity
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
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newsletter     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a method of sending and receiving messages by electrical or radio signals
end; objective; final purpose or aim
report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
a projectile that is fired from a gun
the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
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inherited     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
uniquely or characteristically
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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startling     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
yielding material gain or profit
very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
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proportions     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
act of searching for something
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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alternative     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
having or involving sex
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
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contemplation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
a flat, usually rectangular, container for a letter or thin package
a member of a police force
a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together
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serene     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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calm, peaceful, and untroubled; completely clear and fine
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
written formula for ending a letter
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worried     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
touch or rub constantly
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
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hedge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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opposite; something that has been reversed; conversation
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
the area in which something exists or lives
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circular     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
capable; adept
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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