Online English Test

1) v. compel

(a) to specialize in a certain fiel d
(b) to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
(c) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(d) to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand

2) v. recommend

(a) to acquire; to come by; to procure; to secure; to earn; to achieve
(b) to pretend; to feign
(c) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(d) to give to for safekeeping; to empower someone with a responsibility or duty

3) n. border

(a) force of movement; product of the mass of a body of matter multiplied by its velocity (Physics, Mechanics); strength or motivation derived from an initial effort
(b) throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)
(c) boundary; edge; limit
(d) endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice

4) n. endorsement

(a) choice; option
(b) dispute; claim; rationale; cause
(c) signature on a money order such as a check
(d) garbage; refuse; scrap

5) adj. ostentatious

(a) showy; pretentious; bombastic; pompous; garish
(b) adept; capable; fit; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
(c) pertaining to a minor
(d) lively; lifelike; bright; dazzling; clear; distinct; graphic

6) v. consider

(a) to request the presence of; to solicit; to request politely; to attract; to encourage; to provoke; to promote
(b) to capture; to assume control
(c) to think over; to think carefully about something; to believe; to regard; to take into account
(d) to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal; to show in an ostentatious manner

7) v. adorn

(a) to decorate; to beautify
(b) to offer to do or give something for free; to propose; to put forward (without being invited to do so); to offer that someone else will do or give something freely
(c) to set going; to launch; to begin; to start
(d) to choose; to pick out

8) v. mend

(a) to prejudice; to influence opinions
(b) to repair; to improve; to be improved
(c) to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
(d) to spring back

9) n. appeal

(a) detailed account of an occurrence or situation; rumor or story that is widely known; sound of a gunshot
(b) trees that have been sawed into rough planks; useless items that been put in storage
(c) politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
(d) request; plea; petition for a new trial or judgment

10) n. initial

(a) periodic wage paid to someone for work; pay
(b) device; ease; tool; convenience; talent; ability; willingness; place used for a specific purpose; establishment; institution
(c) beginning letter of a person's first name; first letter (as of a word)
(d) clamp; fastener; shred; sharp blow; sharp strike; short film; segement of video; selecting part of a graphic document for the purpose of editing (Computers)