Online English Test

1) n. growth

(a) skill; talent; aptitude; capacity; power
(b) development; progress
(c) confinement; additional document or letter placed within another
(d) work; occupation; keeping busy

2) n. combination

(a) study of the statistical characteristics of a population
(b) joining; union; an ordered sequence
(c) base; fundament; substructe; establishing; institution; cosmetic cream used as a base for makeup
(d) standard against which something is measured; factor; discipline

3) n. anticipation

(a) expectation; hope; intuition
(b) sovereignty; royal status or power; kingdom; domain; realm; member of a royal family; percentage of profits paid to an artist for each copy of his work that is sold
(c) partnership; association
(d) conversion; stock market; trade; barter; act of giving something in return for something else, conversation

4) n. sink

(a) link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
(b) fellow worker; co-woker
(c) problem; misfortune; annoyance; civil disturbance; cause of worry; exe rtion in accomplishing something
(d) wash basin; sewer; drain; cesspool; place where criminals gather; device that disposes of excess energy within an electrical circuit (Electronics); receiver; device that receives data or heat (Computers)

5) n. lock

(a) fastening mechanism which is opened with a key or other device
(b) corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
(c) something created seperately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)
(d) way into a building or other structure; gate; doorway

6) n. nuance

(a) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(b) richness; prosperity; property; resources; capital; fortune; abundance
(c) slight difference; subtle distinction
(d) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification

7) n. sneakers

(a) sports shoe; one who moves about stealthily; one who acts furtively
(b) inheritan ce; bequest; something handed down from one's ancestors
(c) series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
(d) car; vehicle; ride

8) n. pretense

(a) feigning; pretending; impersonation; false show; false appearance; claim; assertion
(b) mistake; something that is incorrect
(c) vacillation; instability; wavering; inconstancy; change
(d) quarrel; disagreement; argument

9) n. strength

(a) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality; feature
(b) something which stimulates or animates; stimulus; motivation; something inspired; revelation; insight; idea
(c) exertion of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance
(d) quality of being strong; might; durability; determination; resolve; power; effectiveness; intensity; force

10) n. ranches

(a) transgression; desecration; attack or disruption; rape
(b) farm with large pastureland for raising livestock
(c) duty responsibility; indebtedness; agreement
(d) conversation; speech; lecture; meeting; rumor; manner of talking