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.
 Test Questions
High School: 9th Grade
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
having the ability required for a specific task
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
Don't select.
archetype     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength; accomplishment
liquid food made by boiling oatmeal
practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
Don't select.
blunt     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
suggesting or threatening evil; accompanied by or leading to disaster
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
Don't select.
conceal     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
Select answer:
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
Don't select.
crafty     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
distinguished from others in excellence
most outstanding; highest; superior
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
Don't select.
despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
Don't select.
enclose     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
Select answer:
provide written evidence; record in detail
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
include; surround on all sides; close in
occur at the same time as; correspond
be superior; distinguish oneself
Don't select.
fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
capable of arousing and holding the attention
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
Don't select.
fluctuate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
Select answer:
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
moisten; lessen in force or effect
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
Don't select.
gamut     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
Select answer:
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
journey organized for a particular purpose
entire range; all notes in musical scale
Don't select.
indomitable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
of or relating to nonmilitary life
slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain
unconquerable; incapable of being overcome
not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
Don't select.
lament     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
Select answer:
come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks
keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push
Don't select.
manufacture     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
Select answer:
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
give as gift; present
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of
Don't select.
oligarchy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
person with discriminating taste in food and wine
Don't select.
poverty     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
Select answer:
guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
dry period; aridity; long period of abnormally low rainfall
sickness; illness; affliction
Don't select.
reconciliation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
entire range; all notes in musical scale
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
Don't select.
rigid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
existing or occurring before something else
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
Don't select.
sheathe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
Select answer:
appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
Don't select.
sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
avoid cleverly; escape perception of
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Don't select.
treacherous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
being in low spirits; depressed
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
careful about money; economical
Don't select.