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 4
aggrandize     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
Select answer:
increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
entertain; provide with great enjoyment
offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
Don't select.
arrears     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
philosophy or science of law; a division or department of law
something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
Don't select.
bulwark     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
Select answer:
moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends
greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
Don't select.
daub     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
Select answer:
collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
say, state, or perform again; repeat
smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings
extend out or project in space; stick out
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
Don't select.
diverge     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
Select answer:
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
comment; make explanatory notes
vary; go in different directions from the same point
spread or flow throughout; pervade
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
Don't select.
ejaculation     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance
upward slope, as of hill
teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
Don't select.
eradicate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
Select answer:
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
equalize; become similar, as by mixing
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
teach with biased or one-sided ideology; teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
Don't select.
fragmentary     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
Don't select.
hypersensitive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
green; full of juice in vegetation
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
Don't select.
indent     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away
nick; set in from margin;  impress or stamp
Don't select.
jubilation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
Don't select.
maladroit     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
exhibiting or giving out colors like those of rainbow; gleaming or shimmering with rainbow colors
twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work
aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward
Don't select.
officious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
Don't select.
paean     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text
song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph
the lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
Don't select.
presumption     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
Select answer:
the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old
Don't select.
rend     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
Select answer:
surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
split; tear or split apart or into pieces violently
embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care
Don't select.
satirical     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading
Don't select.
sinecure     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
Select answer:
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy
communication using gesture and facial expression
well-paid position with little responsibility
Don't select.
submerge     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
sink; immerse; put underwater
take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself
make peace with; appease and render favorable
Don't select.
voracious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
green; full of juice in vegetation
mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides
Don't select.