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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abbreviation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the "abbr." or "abbrev."
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shortening something by omitting parts of it
someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
state of being public; information to attract public notice
thorough physical examination
study of origin and nature of ideas
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briny
 
 
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a.  E.g. Bobbing along, bobbing along, at the bottom of the beautiful briny sea.
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useful; in good working order
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
truly; really; in fact
salty; any very large body of salt water
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decent
 
 
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a.  E.g. I wandered the theatre – an old one from the thirties - kept in decent repair by those that love movies.
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throughout the year; constantly; repeatedly
two-sided; mutual
suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
suffering from excessive loss of water
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diffuse
 
 
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v.  E.g. Hamilton wished to concentrate power; Jefferson to diffuse power.
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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
remove a part from the whole
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show difference in or between
start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
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foment
 
 
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v.  E.g. These examples, and there are many others, reveal how fear is being used to foment anger and political zealotry.
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
say, state, or perform again; repeat
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intelligible
 
 
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a.  E.g. This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
understandable; clear to the mind
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
solid; heavy and compact in form
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
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malnutrition
 
 
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n.  E.g. It says malnutrition rates are close to emergency levels and is calling on the public to donate money for clean water, medicine and sanitation.
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
state of poor nutrition
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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pants
 
 
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n.  E.g. When we got up-stairs to his room he got me a coarse shirt and pants of his, and I put them on.
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
sudden mass fear and anxiety
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
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ramble
 
 
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v.  E.g. As always, his inner need to ramble is overridden by the need to work.
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wander aimlessly; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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slippery
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Because the sidewalks are very slippery, please be careful.
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
solid; heavy and compact in form
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stiffen
 
 
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v.  E.g. Critics say there is no way to enforce that provision, and the House has turned back at least one Republican effort to stiffen citizenship checks.
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
stop; bring to an end or halt
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
restrict; become stiff or stiffer
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violent
 
 
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a.  E.g. Significantly, he never used the word terrorism, but he hit hard on what he called violent extremism and its consequences.
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with the side forward; to or from a side
without question; beyond doubt
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
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