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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absence
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence, and were resting in the shade.
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the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
state of being absent; state of being away
residence; place to live in; abode
similarity in form or character; agreement
sudden mass fear and anxiety
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clip
 
 
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n.  E.g. Phil's job at Fox Sports involved selecting the most important clip of the day's sporting highlights for later broadcast.
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victory; win; expressing great joy
surface where pictures can be projected for viewing ; examine; test
sharp and bitter manner
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
small section of filmed or filed material
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contented
 
 
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a.  E.g. When he heard this, he revealed a very contented smile.
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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dye
 
 
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n.  E.g. Did you know the dye is purple on your hair when you're doing it that color?
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
solemn promise; commitment to tell the truth
substance used to color materials
idea or expression marked by excessive sentiment; liking for sentimental things
state of being unable to pay your debts
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forge
 
 
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n.  E.g. All the metal parts will be made in their forge.
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state of being emotionally aroused
workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
respiration; a single breath
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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iterate
 
 
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v.  E.g. The more you try, the more you learn, the faster you iterate, the better you get, and the more chances that you have of being productive.
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tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
say, state, or perform again; repeat
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
renovate; make bright by polishing
wander; ramble; stroll
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literally
 
 
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ad.  E.g. The word literally translates to 'dispeller of darkness,' or 'one who brings light.'
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serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
varied; miscellaneous
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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preoccupation
 
 
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n.  E.g. I did some research as a medical student, my main preoccupation was with becoming a physician who could serve in the armed forces.
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
sending of cargo; act of sending off something
status of a citizen with rights and duties
study of myths; collection of myths
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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reign
 
 
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n.  E.g. 51-year-old Tuheitia Paki is the eldest son of the previous monarch, who died last week at the age of 75, after a reign of 40 years.
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person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
residence; place to live in; abode
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
someone who bears the blame for others
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robust
 
 
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a.  E.g. Those levels are expected to remain robust this year, said the ratings firm, but be somewhat below 2008.
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with elaboration; in elaborate manner; with elaboration; with nice regard to exactness
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
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submarine
 
 
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n.  E.g. Without British help it's clear the Russian submarine would have perished at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
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state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
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unrestricted
 
 
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a.  E.g. Some countries, such as Germany would prefer an almost unrestricted market so that their consumers could get the best bananas at the lowest prices.
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clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
very suddenly and noticeably
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
not restricted or confined; open; unrestrained
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