Vocabulary Test Online - DIY

Test your vocabulary by dynamic question sheets, including options like spelling words of American middle school and high school, some standardized exams, and word frequency levels.

Want to get a comment or suggestion? Show the result to your teacher, or report it to us by the PL Tutor Page.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
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.
 Actions
 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abacus     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
Select answer:
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
tough and aggressive or violent youth
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
Don't select.
atrocity     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
gold and silver in the form of bars
Don't select.
caste     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
Select answer:
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another
Don't select.
circumvent     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
Select answer:
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
take away a vital or essential part of
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
Don't select.
decompose     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
Select answer:
persuade not to do; discourage
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
decay, or to cause something to decay
Don't select.
effigy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
science of God or religion
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
Don't select.
epitaph     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
Select answer:
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
inscription on a tombstone in memory
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
Don't select.
fictitious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
Don't select.
glossy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
Don't select.
incite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
move up or climb something; mount
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
block legislation by making long speeches
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
Don't select.
inquisitive     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
Don't select.
miscellaneous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
Don't select.
multitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
Select answer:
composition for orchestra and a soloist
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
beasts of the chase; flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase
a great number; many
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
Don't select.
pare     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
Select answer:
bite or chew on with the teeth
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
Don't select.
plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
Select answer:
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
give off; send out; give out as a sound
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
Don't select.
rapture     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
Don't select.
seamstress     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
Don't select.
sleek     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
extremely disturbed from emotion
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
Don't select.
swerve     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
block legislation by making long speeches
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
Don't select.
vicarious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
characterized by unrest or disorder
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
Don't select.