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
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
surprisingly impressive or notable; shocking
impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly; very difficult to pronounce correctly
easily approachable; warmly friendly
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
Don't select.
assay     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
Select answer:
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
block legislation by making long speeches
analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
Don't select.
augment     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
Select answer:
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
Don't select.
burly     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
husky; muscular and heavily built
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
sky blue; light purplish blue
Don't select.
condolence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
Select answer:
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
check list; a collection of resources
act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
Don't select.
data     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
gentle breeze; west wind; any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments
long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
Don't select.
detest     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
Select answer:
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system
Don't select.
emblem     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
Don't select.
fend     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
Select answer:
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
Don't select.
govern     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
Don't select.
impel     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
Select answer:
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
feel or express pity or sympathy for
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
Don't select.
insight     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
Don't select.
malfunction     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
Select answer:
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
Don't select.
obstinate     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
Don't select.
pedestal     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
Select answer:
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name
Don't select.
preponderance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting
the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
superiority in numbers or amount
main office of large organization
Don't select.
pungent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
unusual; not typical; not normal
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
Don't select.
reproach     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
Select answer:
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
Don't select.
speculate     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
Select answer:
raise in rank or dignity; praise
violate with violence, especially to sacred place
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
Don't select.
turbulent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
characterized by unrest or disorder
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
dull; lacking luster or shine
unique; extraordinary; being only one
everlasting; continuing without interruption
Don't select.