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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actual
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. And the defense secretary retraced what he called the actual history of how the U.S. got involved in Iraq.
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willing to try new things and take risks; bold
selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
showing a natural gift for something
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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billion
 
 
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n.  E.g. Money from migrant workers now exceeds the combined total of all direct foreign investment and foreign aid to Latin America 62.3 billion dollars.
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undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
state of refreshing tranquility; act of making less strict
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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dart
 
 
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v.  E.g. Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else.
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move suddenly and rapidly
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
renew; repair; return to life
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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ephemeral
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. The mayfly is an ephemeral creature: its adult life lasts little more than a day.
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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haunted
 
 
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a.  E.g. I remain haunted by a book called the Gammage Cup which I read decades ago.
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true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
understandable; clear to the mind
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
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icon
 
 
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n.  E.g. He is a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation.
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something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
restoration; activity of constructing something again
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
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march
 
 
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n.  E.g. In July, 1792, the united armies of Prussia and Austria commenced their march from the German fortresses upon the Rhine into France.
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someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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occupant
 
 
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n.  E.g. All the rescuers found in the mountains of Venezuela was the scattered wreckage of the plane and the charred corpse of its occupant.
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something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
teaching; art of education; science of teaching
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reconstruction
 
 
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n.  E.g. The bridge's reconstruction and that of surrounding buildings is costing around twenty million dollars, money provided by a World Bank loan.
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unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile
restoration; activity of constructing something again
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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souvenir
 
 
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n.  E.g. The policemen have to search such a large area and then document each piece of wreckage and guard it from souvenir hunters.
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token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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stubbornness
 
 
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n.  E.g. Bush's stubbornness on issues such as tax cuts, education policy and the creation of a medicare prescription-drug benefit has served him well.
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shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
state of having been made use of; the act of using
separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
resolute adherence to your own ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
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tread
 
 
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v.  E.g. If the track we tread nowadays is smooth and easy, that is because of the pioneers who have gone before us.
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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
step on; mate with; place the foot
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
widen; grow broad or broader
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