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 5
accomplice     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
Select answer:
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
deep opening in the earth surface
Don't select.
audacity     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
Don't select.
cajole     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
Select answer:
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
Don't select.
covert     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
secretive, not openly shown
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
being in low spirits; depressed
Don't select.
dexterous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
questionable; filled with doubt
very fat; large in the body; overweight
Don't select.
embassy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
Don't select.
fraudulent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
not essential;  coming from outside
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
Don't select.
gratification     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
inscription on a tombstone in memory
Don't select.
idolatry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
Select answer:
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
worship of idols; excessive admiration
Don't select.
isle     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
Select answer:
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
island; spot within another of a different color
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
Don't select.
mirth     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
Don't select.
omission     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
Don't select.
plead     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
Select answer:
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
Don't select.
recess     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
a way for travel or transportation
Don't select.
sarcasm     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
Select answer:
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
the time between one event, process; interval of time
Don't select.
smother     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
Select answer:
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
regard with respect; favorable regard
Don't select.
sublime     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
secretive, not openly shown
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
Don't select.
surly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Don't select.
topographical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
Don't select.
ungainly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
unique; extraordinary; being only one
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
Don't select.