Online English Test

1) n. machine

(a) state of not being a derivative of anything else
(b) proportion between two things; price, cost; speed, pace; tax, assessment
(c) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or funciton
(d) letter of recommendation; expression of esteem or admiration; statement of support or belief in something (especially espousing its benefits)

2) n. smart

(a) side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical
(b) goal; aim; intention; objective
(c) sharp stinging pain
(d) relief; consolation; coziness

3) n. insert

(a) ability; aptitude; proficiency; expertise; craft or trade that requires special training
(b) importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words
(c) instituation for saving and borrowing money; cashier; slope; mound
(d) something created seperately for the purpose of being added to or placed inside (a book, newspaper, etc.)

4) n. factory

(a) act of enlisting or drafting new members (esp. into the armed forces)
(b) line, file (British); row; braid, plait
(c) intersection; crossing; connection; point of convergence; meeting point; place where two things meet and cross (roads, rivers, etc.)
(d) building in which products are manufactured; plant; any location which mass-produces one type of product

5) n. satisfaction

(a) citation, passage taken from another source; commercial offer; quotation mark, punctuation mark used to enclose a direct citation
(b) transmission; dispatch; radio program
(c) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
(d) appeasement of a desire; gratification of a need; feeling of gratification; pleasure; contentment; compensation; remuneration; placation; appeasement; fulfillment

6) n. rebound

(a) chance occurrence; unforeseen event; occurrence of two or more events at the same time; condition of occupying the same place at the same time
(b) backlash
(c) intersection; crossing; connection; point of convergence; meeting point; place where two things meet and cross (roads, rivers, etc.)
(d) person who ask questions (i.e. reporter or employer)

7) n. plain

(a) a fraud scheme involving cold calling
(b) plateau, area of level ground; prairie; savanna
(c) sharp quick stroke; cut; wound; punctuation mark in the form of a diagonal line ( / ); reduction; decrease; small branches and other debris remaining after an area of forest has been cut
(d) person who designs gardens or large areas

8) n. effect

(a) large container; tank; tub
(b) result; outcome; influence; impact; gimmick; trick; natural phenomenon
(c) midpoint; middle; equally far from two extremes; average
(d) flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; set of stairs; escape; running away; group (of birds, plances, etc.); passage of time

9) n. library

(a) place where one can borrow books
(b) region; domain; field; category
(c) path along which a fluid flows; direction in which a particle flows (i.e. in a fluid); aerodynamic shape
(d) folded and stitched down edge of clotch; edge of a garment

10) n. breadth

(a) model; criterion; norm; average; flag; banner; commodity which backs a monetary system
(b) part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed; surface onto which films are projec ted; partition; divider; mesh for covering the openings of windows and doors; sieve; strainer; shelter; defense; camouflage; cover
(c) anything that is set up; instituation (i.e. business, church, authority, government, etc.); permanent organization; place of business
(d) width; broadness