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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adventurous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Tom's younger brother Sid was already through with his part of the work, for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.
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submarine; beneath the surface of the water
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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circular
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. What should you do before start cutting with a circular saw?
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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custom
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. John had a book in his hand - it was his unsocial custom to read at meals - he closed it, and looked up.
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wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
study of nutrition as it relates to health
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doll
 
 
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n.  E.g. I sat with my doll on my knee till the fire got low, glancing round occasionally to make sure that nothing worse than before.
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something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
small toy with human figure, normally for little child
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
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fusion
 
 
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n.  E.g. True, the energy released in fusion is less than using He-3, but is magnitude cheaper and faster.
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taxonomic group that is a division of a species
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; pleasant smell
union; act of melting together by heat
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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humorous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. What I find so humorous is that Obama has said what you guys have WANTED TO HEAR since he announced his presidency in Jan 2007.
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repeated; Returning again; repetitious
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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lithosphere
 
 
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n.  E.g. The lithosphere is the more or less stable crust of the earth, which may have been, to begin with, about fifty miles in thickness.
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solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
small smooth rounded rock
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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penetrating
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The cold winter wind was so penetrating that further out-door exercise was now out of the question.
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trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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reliant
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. Explain that being self reliant is wonderful, but it does not mean you have to do everything alone.
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
relying on another for support
unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
very suddenly and noticeably
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
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shrivel
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Leaves die, fall, and shrivel.
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind
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timber
 
 
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n.  E.g. The deer has been jumping the fence to go to the timber from the corn field.
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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vowel
 
 
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n.  E.g. A vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth at any point.
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speech sound made with the vocal tract open
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
strong feeling or emotion ; fervor
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