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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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ordinance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
any of the larger branches of a tree
decree; authoritative command or order
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adventurer     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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austere     Speak
 
(3)
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strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
inherited or inheritable by established rules
inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
made of lead
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ferocity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
a sheet of any written or printed material; the system of numbering pages
a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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defiant     Speak
 
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boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
uniform; in complete agreement
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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matron     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a wardress in a prison
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
a cherished desire
bacteria; earliest form of an organism; seed
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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finance     Speak
 
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n.  
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management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a cherished desire
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
a thousand billion
reading carefully with intent to remember
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voting     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a large valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing in the bottom; gorge
a sheltered and secluded place
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
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unfamiliar     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not known or well known
having or causing a whirling sensation
unusual; not typical; not normal
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
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inquisitive     Speak
 
(10)
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not giving satisfaction; inadequate
still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do not concern the inquirer; given to examination, investigation, or research
dependable and reliable; able to be trusted
at any future time; in the future
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forenoon     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the time period between dawn and noon
act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter
a small amount of liquid food
the body of ordained religious practitioners
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intrusion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
assigning to a class or category
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heath     Speak
 
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n.  
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food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
any experience that causes intense suffering
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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chasm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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deep opening in the earth surface
detailed account or description of something
a wardress in a prison
a friendly disposition
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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prestige     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
an expression of approval and commendation
impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
detailed account or description of something
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continental     Speak
 
(16)
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endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
within a building
being or concerning or limited to a continent
out of the ordinary
even though; although; notwithstanding
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frog     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
a decorative loop of braid or cord
a loss of power, prosperity, or status
the power of creative imagination
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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annoying     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not giving satisfaction; inadequate
in distinction from others
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
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vacancy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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absence; emptiness
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
an indirect suggestion
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dough     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
informal terms for money
diligence in keeping clean
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executer.
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