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
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alienated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
of or pertaining to old age
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
Don't select.
benefactor     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
Don't select.
charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
Select answer:
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
Don't select.
crusade     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
Select answer:
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
Don't select.
deficit     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
Select answer:
person who eats too much food and drink
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
Don't select.
exonerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
Select answer:
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
Don't select.
faction     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
Select answer:
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
a party of persons having a common end in view
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
Don't select.
grievous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
composed, and dignified in character or manner
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
Don't select.
hiss     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
Select answer:
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
Don't select.
impostor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
Select answer:
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
someone who assumes a false identity
understanding and entering into another's feelings
Don't select.
larynx     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
Don't select.
moan     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
Don't select.
mundane     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
physically weak; easily broken
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
Don't select.
palate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
good-humored, playful conversation
Don't select.
puncture     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
Select answer:
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
keep under control; hold back; place limits on
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Don't select.
render     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
Select answer:
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
force separation from one's native country
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
import or export without paying customs duties
Don't select.
sledgehammer     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
something that relieves pain
Don't select.
staple     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
Select answer:
a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
Don't select.
surplus     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
Don't select.
treadmill     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
Select answer:
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
Don't select.