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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approval
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
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student who continues studies after graduation
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
revelation; indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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career
 
 
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n.  E.g. The Italian Prime Minister and media tycoon Sylvia Berlusconi bought AC Milan in 1986 and the team's fortunes have mirrored his colorful career in politics.
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representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
state of being unable to pay your debts
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
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crash
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. She heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass.
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smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
theory of numerical calculations
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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dilute
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. A couple of years back you very loudly opposed the creation of "60 MINUTES 2", I think, that it might dilute the brand that you helped build up.
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revolve around a center of attraction
spread or flow throughout; pervade
reverse; overthrow; upset something
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
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granite
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. What do you do if your suspect your granite is radioactive?
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subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
shortage of food; starvation
substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space
common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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intricacy
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Again and again another layer of intricacy is revealed, proving that something as small as a story can be as satisfying and moving as a Russian novel.
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underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
watery layer of the earth's surface
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
single-mast sailing boat
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mournful
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. He gazed round the table; he saw they were all waiting for his explanation, and his expression grew mournful.
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sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
unexpected; unforeseen
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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polish
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The difference between putting down a first draft and getting to the final polish is amazing.
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someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
smoothness or shininess of surface or finish; elegance of style or manners; refinement
wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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pristine
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. He has opposed building dirty coal-fired power plants in pristine landscapes.
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uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
with the side forward; to or from a side
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
very suddenly and noticeably
unprincipled; lacking honesty
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serrated
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. The beech tree is one of many plants that have serrated leaves.
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slightly wet; damp or humid
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance
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studio
 
 
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n.  E.g. The Disney corporation in the United States has announced that it's buying Pixar film studio for more than seven-billion dollars.
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ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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vacant
 
 
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a.  E.g. “There has been an increase in vacant homes, so choices are many," Zhan says, "especially for a first-time home buyer.”
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unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
the fewest; the least possible
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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