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.
Demo Test Sheet

average
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Other scientists predict that the average human life span will grow to 130 years.
Select answer:
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
solidly; in a straight direct way; in a square shape
tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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broaden
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.
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show, make visible or apparent
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
widen; grow broad or broader
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
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convention
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Moreover, following this convention is our friend's normal behavior when in such a mood.
Select answer:
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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dormant
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
Select answer:
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
showing a natural gift for something
utterly; definitely
underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
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grope
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. You grope for your next handhold or foothold as you slowly make your way to the top.
Select answer:
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
state clearly; make known formally or officially
rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
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impractical
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.
Select answer:
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
resulting; following as a logical conclusion
unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
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limestone
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. This recently completed new Gothic church in roughly Texas limestone is located in the Spring Branch section of Houston.
Select answer:
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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organic
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Most of us like an organic lifestyle.
Select answer:
relying on another for support
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
traceable; possible to identify
simple and healthful and close to nature
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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resistant
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. His moderate Democratic Party lacks an outright majority, and coalition partners remain resistant to change.
Select answer:
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
unaffected; incapable of being affected
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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solitude
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. She learns that she can feel happiness in solitude, at least for a period of time.
Select answer:
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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subtle
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
Select answer:
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
state of being held in high esteem and honor
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
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whim
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. We shouldn't be changing our constitution to suit a short-term whim or agenda.
Select answer:
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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