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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avenue
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The procession moved along the main avenue some three-quarters of a mile.
Select answer:
supplying water to the land to help crops grow
wood of a coniferous tree
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
Don't select.
coarse
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Trade in coarse grains, dairy products and beef is also the subject of special attention, looking towards both freer and better managed trading arrangements.
Select answer:
unequivocally; clearly; without question and beyond doubt
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
relying on another for support
rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
without advance preparation; naturally
Don't select.
conservative
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. It's still far from clear whether he can persuade his more conservative colleagues in the regime to support the process.
Select answer:
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
unable to have children
securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
Don't select.
domesticated
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. And, like dogs, the domesticated foxes can "read" humans, a new study says.
Select answer:
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
sensitive to visible light
tame; accustomed to home life
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
Don't select.
gaudy
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. The newest Trump skyscraper is typically gaudy, covered in gilded panels that gleam in the sun.
Select answer:
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
unsuitable; improper; not suitable for a particular occasion
very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
very surprising or shocking
Don't select.
inclined
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. In the next news cycle or during the next big story, will mainstream media remain inclined to wait for confirmation from the AP or The New York Times?
Select answer:
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
steadily; regularly; constantly; always
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
Don't select.
microcosm
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. The small village community that Jane Austen depicts serves as a microcosm of English society in her time.
Select answer:
small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
time sequence; arrangement of events in time
science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
Don't select.
popcorn
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Depends on how much popcorn you want to make as to how much you should add.
Select answer:
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
Don't select.
retail
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. A lot has been said about the massive influence of the US retail group Wal-Mart.
Select answer:
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
restricting according to rules or principles
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
selling of goods to consumers
Don't select.
roost
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.
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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
surprise; shock
rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
represent; signify; stand for
Don't select.
tapeworm
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Adult tapeworm infection is the infection of the digestive tract by parasitic flatworms.
Select answer:
ribbon-like flatworms
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
scenery; expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
smoothness or shininess of surface or finish; elegance of style or manners; refinement
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
Don't select.
walnut
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. The gun has nice walnut, is well made, the boy loves my gun and the price was good.
Select answer:
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
Don't select.
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