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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analysis
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. You can read more about those studies here, and my analysis is here.
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someone who leaves one country to settle in another
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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bilateral
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. In general China does not consider them as refugees but economic migrants and has repatriated those caught on its territory under a bilateral treaty with North Korea.
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two-sided; mutual
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
relying on another for support
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dearth
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
ruler or tape that is three feet long; measure or standard used for comparison
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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diplomacy
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Chinese diplomats have been engaging in shuttle diplomacy to try to narrow the differences between Washington and Pyongyang.
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usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family
watery layer of the earth's surface
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
reproduction by parents of different races
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
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hallmark
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The government has said clean public toilets are the hallmark of a gracious society.
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
destroyed person, object, or building; debris
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
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indiscrimination
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. I'll nail them for indiscrimination against my religion.
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unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
written proposal or reminder
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marvelous
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Queen Victoria is a marvelous ship best suited to well-traveled guests.
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
having a shiny surface or coating; lacking liveliness, used of eyes; fitted or covered with glass
wonderful; extraordinarily good
unsuitable; improper; not suitable for a particular occasion
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oath
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Their oath is to do no harm, but they haven't even spoken about healthcare reform before now.
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status of a citizen with rights and duties
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
solemn promise; commitment to tell the truth
tendency to keep together
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reed
 
 
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n.  E.g. The grass would be only rustling in the wind, and the pool rippling to the waving of the reed.
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state of refreshing tranquility; act of making less strict
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
victory; win; expressing great joy
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sect
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. A peculiar attribute of this sect is the character of many of its members: bankers, civil service officials, navy officers, army officers and others of the finest professions.
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sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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standardized
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a consistent manner.
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
uniform; brought into conformity with a standard
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uncover
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. We could have Mandarin uncover some secret, magic thing which makes him all powerful.
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remove the cover from; expose; disclose
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
say, state, or perform again; repeat
take away a vital or essential part of
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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