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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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deficiency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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bringing or coming to end; ceasing
fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
theory of numerical calculations
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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texture     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
an indirect suggestion
name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy
a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
a heavy textile with a woven design
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flavour     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
the elementary stages of any subject
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
swirling current of water, air; flow in circular current
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rout     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
live in; occupy; reside in
blow hard and loudly
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momentous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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receiver     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad
one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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farce     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
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extinction     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any rock or stone that is thin and flat, for roofing or covering houses
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
death of all its remaining members
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
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paddle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
row slowly and gently; move through water by repeated short strokes of the limbs
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
be circulated as an unverified account
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plaintive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
having or causing a whirling sensation
slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
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abandonment     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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lever     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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withdrawal     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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secession; retreat or retirement
reading carefully with intent to remember
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
a public promotion of some product or service
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indolent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
happening every night
not giving satisfaction; inadequate
pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
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blot     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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absence; emptiness
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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heedless     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm and resolute
making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
moved by sexual love; loving
lacking orderly continuity
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yarn     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers
detailed account or description of something
bringing or coming to end; ceasing
a person who owns something
woolen thread; thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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compartment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
detailed account or description of something
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds
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tracing     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the elementary stages of any subject
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
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wintry     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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