Vocabulary Study Online by Level
 |
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a Fast, Reliable, and Handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. (Available for all VIP accounts: US$2/Month). It has built-in word lists: 6000 IELTS words, 6000 TOEFL words, 5000 GRE words, and 3000 SAT words. You can load them by level with one click.
|
Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
1
 | enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
meticulous
2
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
microcosm
3
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
misnomer
4
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
monologue
5
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
morose
6
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
nocturnal
7
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
novice
8
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
obdurate
9
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
ostensible
10
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| living by preying on other animals |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |