TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your TOEFL vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level TOEFL vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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Vocabulary is an essential asset in English skills. TOEFL test takers have to build a strong vocabulary in preparation; otherwise, they have no chance of getting a good score on the examination. In the TOEFL test, there is no exclusive section to test your vocabulary level. However, all test sections, reading, writing, listening, and speaking, actually test vocabulary skills in separate ways. As in all language tests, without good vocabulary, skills cannot get a good mark.

TOEFL is for non-native English speakers who are planning to apply for universities or other academic purposes in the USA, Canada, and other English-speaking countries. For most of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students, English vocabulary is a shortcoming, and as an academic-oriented test, the TOEFL vocabulary is quite large. If you want to get a high score on the test, your vocabulary should generally be as large as 10,000 or more.

Many TOEFL test takers spend lots of time on building a strong and test-friendly vocabulary. They may have various English vocabulary bases and different TOEFL score expectations. No matter what contents, methods, or tools they use to build TOEFL vocabulary, knowing the actual vocabulary level and progress is a prerequisite to scheduling a plan and adjusting the pace.

This app's basic functionality is to create TOEFL vocabulary test sheets in random order. It has a built-in basic-level word list to power the online test. Like many similar online practice tools, it also includes some auxiliary features, such as saving test results and comparing them with historical data or even comparing them with others' test results to improve performance.
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astute
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The painter was an astute observer, noticing every tiny detail of her model's appearance and knowing exactly how important each one was.
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understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
very obviously, noticeably
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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coin
 
 
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n.  E.g. While it has been lightly dipped and lightly cleaned, the overall look of the coin is appealing.
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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
summary; statement summarizing the important points of a text
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contiguous
 
 
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a.  E.g. The two houses had contiguous yards so the families shared the landscaping expenses.
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
unbalanced; uneven
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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dragonfly
 
 
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n.  E.g. A photo I took today of a green dragonfly drying its wings after rain showers let up.
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separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
single-mast sailing boat
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
slender-bodied non-stinging insect
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habit
 
 
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n.  E.g. My habit is to just stare at a long stretch of river looking for any signs of fish movement.
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established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
strong feeling or emotion ; fervor
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
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husk
 
 
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n.  E.g. And I will give the missionary my energies, but not myself: that would be only adding the husk and shell to the kernel.
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ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
shell; outer covering; remove the husk from
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
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millennium
 
 
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n.  E.g. The ritual, which has taken place for more than half a millennium, is believed to make the children grow up healthy and strong.
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subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues; essential bodily fluid
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predict
 
 
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v.  E.g. We're not trying to predict which markets will all of a sudden have double-digit growth in home prices.
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wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
wander; ramble; stroll
turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
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rayon
 
 
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n.  E.g. Production of rayon for textiles started in 1899.
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synthetic silk like fabric
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
superiority in numbers or amount
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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secular
 
 
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a.  E.g. The church leaders decided not to interfere in secular matters.
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without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
not wanting to take some action; averse
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
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transcend
 
 
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v.  E.g. To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
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cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
reverse; overthrow; upset something
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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venue
 
 
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n.  E.g. Will you stay at the Olympic village if your venue is an hour away?
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
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