Online English Test

1) v. slot

(a) to notch; to groove; to assign to a place or position (in an organization, system, etc.)
(b) to cipher
(c) to lie down; to recline; to move in a relaxed manner; to walk lazily
(d) to stance

2) v. defend

(a) to declare; to say; to send quickly; to squeeze; to extract
(b) to follow
(c) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
(d) to argue; to debate; to appeal; to contest; to oppose; to fight against

3) v. purpose

(a) to intend; to plan; to design; to aim
(b) to perform a thorough investigation; to study a subject closely
(c) to let; to allow someone to use property in return for regular payments; to hire; to make regular payments for the use of someone else's property
(d) to send; to dispatch; to transport by airplane, truck, etc.); to embark

4) v. leverage

(a) to incline; to slant upward or downward; to cause to tilt
(b) to use one's influence to affect people or cirumstances; to increase return on an investment by using borrowed money
(c) to conform; to change; to make suitable; to match; to fit
(d) to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend

5) v. note

(a) not intended to earn profits, not for the purpose of earning money take notice of; to observe; to remark on; to make a comment; to record; to indicate in writing; to annotate
(b) to convince; to induce; to sway
(c) to postpone; to delay; to end a meeting; to move to another place
(d) to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize

6) v. streamline

(a) to comply; to conform; to follow; to agree
(b) to design or build in a form which offers minimum resistance to a current of air or fluid; to make more efficient; to organize; to simplify
(c) to choose; to select; to pluck; to pull out; to tear out; to peck; to strike with a sharp instrument
(d) to give in; to surrender; to yield; to subject to a process or condition; to present; to propose; to suggest; to offer; to comply; to acquiesce; to be subjected to a process or condition

7) v. cast

(a) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
(b) to throw; to project; to form; to shape; to mold; to choose actors, singers or entertainers (for a play, movie, show, music project, etc.)
(c) to list; to describe; to specify; to assign; to delegate; to enumerate
(d) to weigh; to gauge; to quantify; to assess; to evaluate; to estimate; to allocate

8) v. plant

(a) to ascend; to to up; to slope upward; to move upward gradually
(b) to impose a tariff; to impose a levy; to burden; to demand too much
(c) to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
(d) to sow; to place seeds or vegetation into soil; to insert a spy or surveillance device secretly; to establish; to set; to place; to put

9) v. manufacture

(a) to make by machine; to produce; to crate; to make; to fabricate; to invent
(b) to help; to assist; to promote; to be beneficial to
(c) to sell; to trade or deal; to develop a strategy for the sales of a certain product; to distribute; to promote
(d) to cause discomfort; to trouble; to put out; to disturb

10) v. specify

(a) to perform; to do; to engage; to execute; to offer; to pledge (one's loyalty, etc.); to be obliged; to give; to entrust
(b) to describe clearly; to indicate; to itemize; to mark; to designate; to stipulate
(c) to leaf through a book; to peruse a book; to surf Internet websites; to search the Internet for information; to read through websites
(d) to progress; to move forward; to promote; to propose; to suggest; to make a payment before it is due