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
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apathy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
Select answer:
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
Don't select.
aver     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
Select answer:
declare to be true; affirm
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
Don't select.
brood     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
Select answer:
annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
Don't select.
defy     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
Select answer:
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
Don't select.
derelict     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
suggesting or threatening evil
causing shock or horror; gruesome
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
Don't select.
ensue     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
Select answer:
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
cause to be sorrowful; distress
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
Don't select.
gait     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
Select answer:
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
Don't select.
guile     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
Don't select.
imminent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
completely neat and clean
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
Don't select.
injurious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
Don't select.
mercurial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
Don't select.
mortgage     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
Don't select.
paddle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
Select answer:
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
Don't select.
raiment     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
Don't select.
rouse     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
Select answer:
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
Don't select.
shipload     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
Don't select.
stonemason     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
Don't select.
surpass     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
Select answer:
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
Don't select.
trigger     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
cause something to happen; set off
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
Don't select.
unlikely     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
Don't select.