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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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surroundings     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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any collection in its entirety
disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
the area in which something exists or lives
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
formal or official examination
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promising     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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determining or having the power to determine an outcome
related; belonging to the same family
worthy of adoration or reverence
for the most part
likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
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peculiarly     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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uniquely or characteristically
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
reduced in size or pulled together
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
having won
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captive     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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any collection in its entirety
prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
building in which goods are manufactured
a person who hunts game
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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wander     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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sire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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opposite; something that has been reversed; conversation
male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
a machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle
short trip taken to perform a specified task; mission; embassy
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pencil     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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effectiveness, efficiency, or validity
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
an implement for writing or drawing consisting of a slender cylinder
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
a woman innkeeper
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withdrawn     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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not readily approached; remote; not friendly or sociable; aloof; emotionally unresponsive and detached
very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
likely to develop in a desirable manner; affording hope
incapable of being put up with; unable to be endured
continuing in time or space without interruption; extending without break or irregularity
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architecture     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
a cultivated plant that is grown as food
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washing     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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reduce     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
burn superficially or lightly
make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
arouse
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roaring     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a deep prolonged loud noise
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense
a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach religion
a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer
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brandy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
ornamental tuft or ridge on the head of animal; plume used as decoration on top of helmet; top, as of a hill or wave
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
a vertical flue that provides a path for smoke out of a building
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
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grip     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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descendant
flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
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obedient     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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for the most part
several time
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
from this time forward; henceforward
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
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armour     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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opposite; something that has been reversed; conversation
someone who controls resources and team members
a substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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controversy     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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autonomy; independence
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
a lot of disagreement or argument about something
grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
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candidate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a person who is competing to get a job, prize, or honor
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
descendant
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
floor or covering of solid material, to make hard and convenient surface for travel
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cautious     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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in a wise manner
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
conservative; careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money
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shepherd     Speak
 
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n.  
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grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
the visual percept of a region
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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