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
High School: 10th Grade
abbreviate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
Select answer:
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
disparage or depreciate; put down
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
become aware of through the senses; detect
Don't select.
apparition     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
seizure by the government
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
small leaf; leaf like organ or part
wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
silvery ductile metallic element
Don't select.
becalm     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
Select answer:
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
serve as an example of; embody
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument; approve; support
Don't select.
caldron     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
Select answer:
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
natural talent or aptitude; a special ability for doing something well
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
Don't select.
condensation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
Select answer:
scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning
check list; a collection of resources
compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
silvery ductile metallic element
Don't select.
cursory     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
Don't select.
disseminate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
Select answer:
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
Don't select.
epitaph     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
container; reservoir; an object or space used to contain something
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
inscription on tombstone in memory
essential quality; reputation; honor
Don't select.
gaunt     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
of a brilliant red color
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
Don't select.
haphazard     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame, used of conduct or character
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
Don't select.
indulgent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
unique; extraordinary; being only one
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
not thorough, constant or consistent; by chance
Don't select.
intransigence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; small ornamental piece
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust
a spear with three prongs
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
Don't select.
minority     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
Select answer:
great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
Don't select.
offense     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
lack of consistency; lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction
Don't select.
overwrought     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
extremely disturbed from emotion
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
incapable of being excelled; unbeatable
Don't select.
preface     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
offensive or insulting treatment
the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center
an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring
act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
Don't select.
rejoinder     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
superiority in numbers or amount
retort; comeback; answer to a reply
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
Don't select.
sagacity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
Select answer:
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health, and generally depressed
loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
Don't select.
slovenly     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
without any clear results or proof
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
messy and dirty; careless and excessively casual
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
Don't select.
unpronounceable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
associated with a divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
Don't select.