Online English Test

1) v. grit

(a) to grind the teeth together; to abrade; to grind; to make a harsh grinding noise
(b) to find out; to come across; to gain knowledge; to learn of something; to get information about something
(c) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
(d) to inflate; to play an important role

2) v. grant

(a) must (indicating duty or obligation); would (softening the statment); would be (expressing the conditional nature of the connected statement)
(b) to establish; to institute; to create; to build; to set up; to start a company; to melt
(c) to agree; to give; to bestow; to answer to; to donate
(d) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to meddle; to intrude in the affairs of other; to collide; to block

3) adj. collateral

(a) ceremonious; conventional; according to custom; stiff; strict; symmetrical; opposite of informal
(b) highest; prime; leading
(c) consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
(d) of secondary importance; insignificant; corresponding

4) n. reward

(a) variable which determines the form of a function; value which is transferred to a function or program and affects its operation (Computers)
(b) financial sheet listing salaries; list of workers who receive wages and salaries
(c) prize; money that is offered in return for information leading to the arrent of a criminal (or the return of lost property); recompense; benefit received as payment for a service
(d) using up

5) n. stationery

(a) substitution; substitute
(b) building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings; word combination
(c) pair; group of two
(d) writing implements; paper used for writing letters

6) v. poll

(a) to emphasize
(b) to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
(c) to receive votes; to vote; to elect; to count votes; to make a survey; to trim tree branches; to prune a tree; to cut off the horns of an animal
(d) to endeavor; to try hard; to compete; to struggle; to resist

7) v. summarize

(a) to warn; to notify of danger
(b) to present in a condensed form; to list the main points in a brief and comprehensive manner; to sum up
(c) to produce and distribute printed material; to make publicly known; to advertise
(d) to confirm to be true; to authorize

8) n. fertilizer

(a) point at which something ends; edge; border; boundary; restriction; restraint
(b) person living at about the same time as another person
(c) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
(d) test; quiz; series of questions designed to gauge a person's knowledge of a particular subject; investigation; inquiry

9) n. elevation

(a) a person's handwritten signature
(b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer (Computers)
(c) practice session for a performance
(d) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; rasing; lifting up; grandeur

10) n. vacation

(a) quantity; sum
(b) workers' association; federation; amalgamation; marriage; reproductive coupling; device which fits two pieces together
(c) holiday; fixed time in which public establishments (government offices, schools, etc.) and regular businesses cease their regular activities; period of time away from work devoted to rest and relaxation; act of vacating
(d) celebration; feast; dinner; drinking