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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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descendant     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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amusement; entertainment
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
vessel for drawing up water from a well
a person related to someone from an earlier generation; offspring
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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initial     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
unprincipled; lacking honesty
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
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shrunk     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
make longer; draw out; lengthen
draw back, as with fear or pain
make sense of a language
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unsatisfactory     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
in an unconcerned manner
not giving satisfaction; inadequate
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brake     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a piece of mechanism for stopping motion by friction
quality of being secluded from view of others; condition of being hidden
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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friction     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
an erect penis
a copy made with carbon paper
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finance     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a wardress in a prison
deep opening in the earth surface
act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy
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tub     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
the art of sorcery; the practice of magic, especially black magic
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
the main stem of a herbaceous plant
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
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volley     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
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dispense     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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preparatory     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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preceding and preparing for something
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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scraps     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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live in; occupy; reside in
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
have a disagreement over something
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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tarry     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make sense of a language
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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explicit     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
in a dark glowering menacing manner
not accurately fitted; not level
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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haul     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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comply with; follow; fit; meet
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly
frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
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bony     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
assiduous; industrious; hard working
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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victuals     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the general location where something is
small part of something intended as representative of the whole
any substance that can be used as food
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
a public promotion of some product or service
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growl     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
make a low, rough sound, usually in anger, as angry dog
divide into cantons, of a country
make sense of a language
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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respite     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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covering; umbrella
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
a copy made with carbon paper
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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embark     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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sail on the ocean, as for protection of commerce, search of an enemy, or for pleasure
make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
be circulated as an unverified account
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