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
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 3
ajar     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
half-open; slightly turned or opened
imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
having the supreme legislative power
Don't select.
banner     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain
edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
having or reflecting superior quality or value
Don't select.
caution     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
Select answer:
formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease
funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
field covered with grass; meadow
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
Don't select.
complimentary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
hold or carry in equilibrium
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
Don't select.
counterclockwise     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
having an opponent; averse of
inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
Don't select.
dispose     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
Select answer:
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
include; surround on all sides; close in
Don't select.
entrenched     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
established firmly and securely; rooted
firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
Don't select.
extended     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
great in range or scope
impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
Don't select.
hardy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
happening or done after a surgical operation
inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
involving advantage or good; greater than zero; very sure; confident
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
Don't select.
highlight     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
make prominent; emphasize; stress
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
Don't select.
inspector     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
introduction of something new
handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
high ranking police officer; investigator who observes carefully
divorce; separation; loss of control or composure
Don't select.
long-lasting     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
existing for a long time
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
go away or leave; missing; not present
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
Don't select.
notoriously     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
joined together into a whole
in a way that is famous for something bad
Don't select.
perennial     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
Don't select.
raucous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
having a toe or toes of a specified kind
fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough
lasting; long-lasting; enduring
Don't select.
ravine     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
Don't select.
smuggle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
Select answer:
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
import or export without paying customs duties
Don't select.
surrender     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
Select answer:
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
jump lightly; hop; bypass
drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
hand over, give up, give something into another's control
Don't select.
toed     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
having a toe or toes of a specified kind
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
easily crushed or bruised; fragile; easily chewed or cut
Don't select.
unify     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
Select answer:
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
integrate; make into or become one unit
Don't select.