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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antiquity
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. There have been many republics in the past, both in what we call antiquity and in what we call the Middle Ages.
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state that precedes vomiting; disease
respiration; a single breath
trees having usually narrow leaves
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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comply
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Everyone should comply with the law.
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bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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delegate
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Some religious groups are boycotting the event, but one delegate told the BBC that it was vital to work with the Americans to get Iraq up and running again.
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
state of being present; current existence
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diversify
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. For most small investors, the ability to diversify is a primary advantage of index funds.
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take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
give variety to; spread out activities or investments
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
restore from a depressed; renew
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fertile
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. It provides a fertile idea for a group of entrepreneurs.
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truly; really; in fact
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
widespread; far-reaching; wide
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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jagged
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. "Especially him," a Mask shouted, pointing at a man with a jagged red line on his chest.
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seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
relying on another for support
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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locomotion
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Recent studies with modern cameras have shown that horse locomotion is actually very different to what we thought.
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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
state of being lower than or not as good as
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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poster
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The women's group running the poster campaign says that's because Turkey is still a very patriarchal society, a place where politics is seen as man's work.
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the center around which something rotates; pivot
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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recession
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. The slow recession of the flood waters created problems for the crews working to restore power to the area.
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
state of having been made use of; the act of using
greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
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segment
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. At the end of this year they will finish the final segment of the road.
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very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
vessel; large cylindrical container
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
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stylized
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The design of his animated figures here recalls the stylized outlines of children's books, perhaps purposefully.
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repeated; Returning again; repetitious
the fewest; the least possible
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
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vigilance
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. While online auction sites feature some great deals, I guess buyer vigilance is always required.
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residence; place to live in; abode
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
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