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
GRE Vocabulary: Level 1
altar     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
Select answer:
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person
raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps; evil spirit
Don't select.
breach     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
ghostly beings that suck the blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
Don't select.
budge     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
Select answer:
move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side
move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude
drivel, or drop saliva; let run from the mouth; talk nonsense; silly talk or write
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Don't select.
creed     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
Select answer:
official house; large house; an act of dwelling in a place
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use
garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
the association organized to promote art or science, or education
Don't select.
defendant     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
Select answer:
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
one required to make answer in an action or suit
brother or sister; member of a family born to the same parents
criminal who illegally sets fire to property
all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
Don't select.
executive     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases
role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
Don't select.
gallant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
attractive or interesting; charming
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Don't select.
gorgeous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
drenched with water, or other liquid; very drunk
relating to, or affected by psychosis, or severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
Don't select.
hold     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
Select answer:
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
make empty; remove contents of
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
Don't select.
jolly     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
toss or throw smartly out of hand; make noise or call, as a hen calls her chickens
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
Don't select.
mar     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
Select answer:
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
stand under eaves, near a window or door, to listen to what is said within doors; listen secretly
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
Don't select.
mermaid     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
complete failure; sudden and violent collapse
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
bitterness of feeling; vexation
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
Don't select.
pervert     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
Select answer:
lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
call on or summon by sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
Don't select.
predator     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
Don't select.
randy     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
absorbed in thought; engrossed; excessively concerned with something; formerly occupied
arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
sexually aroused; full of sexual lust; rude or coarse in manner
Don't select.
retrieve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
Select answer:
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
recover; find and bring in; get back
hide or store away in a secret place
Don't select.
scrub     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
Select answer:
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
rub hard; wash with rubbing
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
Don't select.
strained     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
done with or marked by excessive effort; forced; extended beyond proper limits; twisted; wrenched
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
Don't select.
swell     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
Don't select.
twig     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
Select answer:
a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
small branch or division of a branch
outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
Don't select.