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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ambivalence
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
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distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
scratch; friction
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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blizzard
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. A blizzard is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.
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similarity in form or character; agreement
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
time sequence; arrangement of events in time
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
snowstorm; storm
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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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framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
very tall building with many stories
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
someone paddling a canoe
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eventually
 
 
(4)
ad.  E.g. Some believe California's move will shame other states and eventually the federal government into action on the matter.
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ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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hesitant
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Companies are often hesitant to hire aging employees.
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reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
traceable; possible to identify
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
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justly
 
 
(6)
ad.  E.g. We ask you to govern fairly and justly, fight corruption and fulfill human rights.
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surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
repeated; Returning again; repetitious
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
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methodically
 
 
(7)
ad.  E.g. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he would act swiftly but methodically to carry out the plan.
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
systematically; according to a method; with method or order
without alteration or misrepresentation
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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penchant
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. There is a certain penchant in true believers to ignore input which conflicts and contradicts that belief.
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terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
strong inclination; definite liking
theory of numerical calculations
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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receptionist
 
 
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n.  E.g. I have over 15 years experience in this field as receptionist and administrative assistant.
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
religious image; idol; important and enduring symbol
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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semiarid
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. You can't grow plants native to the semiarid Middle East in Florida.
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selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
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stagger
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The two drunken men stagger into the room.
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
suppose; presume; take on; bear
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
engage the services of; put to work; apply
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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weary
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Dressed in a sport jacket and jeans, Louis Vartan stood with his arms crossed and an expression of weary horror on his face.
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tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
without question; beyond doubt
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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