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.
Select answer:
state of being absent; state of being away
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
trip; usually short journey made for pleasure
running at the pace of a slow run for exercise
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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committee
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. He was director of the central bank's monetary policy committee which sets Brazil's interest rates.
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sending of cargo; act of sending off something
greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
task or assignment undertaken; career
device for measuring and recording graphically
special group delegated to consider some matter
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cushion
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. I knelt down by him; I turned his face from the cushion to me; I kissed his cheek; I smoothed his hair with my hand.
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shortage of food; starvation
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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divide
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. It would be some relief to unseal his tongue for a little while; to divide his burden of distress with another sufferer.
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take something off a container
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
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exploitation
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. UNICEF defines child trafficking as the transportation and exploitation of unwilling or unknowing victims.
Select answer:
distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
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hurl
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy.
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
throw with great force; cast; toss
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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maize
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Their task was to carry the maize from the field to our courtyard.
Select answer:
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
season of growth; season of spring
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organic
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Most of us like an organic lifestyle.
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sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
simple and healthful and close to nature
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
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receptionist
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. I have over 15 years experience in this field as receptionist and administrative assistant.
Select answer:
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
summit; apex; maximum; prime
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
stage for drying fish; rack for storing
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shock
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. The shot of the girl standing in shock is one of the most disturbing scenes you'll witness.
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lack of trust or confidence
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
renewal; growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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tense
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. The northern city of Kano, which has a history of sectarian violence is especially tense, but has remained peaceful.
Select answer:
stretch or force to the limit; tight
unthinking; prompted by instinct; spontaneous
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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underground
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. I speak with several years experience actually working in underground mines.
Select answer:
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
under the level of the ground; buried
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