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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association
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. I benefited a lot from my association with him.
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
stage; a raised horizontal surface
connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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ceremonial
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Officials said this first flight was largely ceremonial, and that most of the passengers were French diplomats and business leaders.
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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
ritual; ceremony or rite
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dependence
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The power of either Russia or China to act independently from the United States is constrained by their economic dependence on the world's remaining superpower.
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superiority in numbers or amount
trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
written proposal or reminder
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distend
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
rise; increase in extent or intensity
show, make visible or apparent
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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extension
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Micro credit is the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.
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tax on goods coming into a country
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
settle down or stay; sit, as on a branch; perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
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ken
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. I really do not know the reason. It is beyond my ken.
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turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
residence; place to live in; abode
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
destroyed person, object, or building; debris
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mall
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Is it greener to stay at home and order presents online or head to the mall?
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specialized knowledge; expert skill
representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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platform
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. It's now operating Russia's first offshore oil platform in the sea close to Sakhalin.
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time of animals sleep through the winter
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
stage; a raised horizontal surface
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
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refraction
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. When you look at a stick inserted in water, it looks bent because of the refraction of the light by the water.
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ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
unusual largeness in size or extent
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density
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specific
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. FBI officials stressed that they were aware of no specific plot to attack any other aircraft.
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employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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subsidize
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The only thing we need to subsidize is a massive Manhattan style project to come up with better ways that won't take decades to implement.
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terminate; make a break in
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
support through finance; fund
give variety to; spread out activities or investments
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undertake
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Can we expect mini robots to undertake major tasks?
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
take on; embark on; assume
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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