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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antiseptic
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Regular washing with antiseptic is often enough to heal a skin infection.
Select answer:
substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
ribbon-like flatworms
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chafe
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. The high collar used to chafe against my neck.
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speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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desirable
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. A number of other factors coincide to make a June election desirable for the government.
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wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
without alteration or misrepresentation
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doll
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. I sat with my doll on my knee till the fire got low, glancing round occasionally to make sure that nothing worse than before.
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conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
destroyed person, object, or building; debris
small toy with human figure, normally for little child
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frugality
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. In economically hard times, anyone who doesn't learn to practice frugality risks bankruptcy.
Select answer:
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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involuntary
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. After all, the line between voluntary and involuntary is very different in the military than in the civilian world.
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suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
acting or done without or against one's will
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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miniature
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Want to see some great architecture in miniature size?
Select answer:
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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overbalance
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. In a balancing test, the thumb on the scales can overbalance anything.
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
remember; call back; cause to be returned
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rebellious
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. If moderators try to abstain, they feel trapped and rebellious.
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of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
sensitive to visible light
set down as a rule or guide; certain; stated
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rumble
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. If you've ever stood on Park Avenue, Manhattan, and felt a subway train rumble by underfoot, you know what a typical quake feels like.
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
speak; express; send forth with the voice
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
support through finance; fund
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spur
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment.
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urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
suppose; presume; take on; bear
renovate; make bright by polishing
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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viscous
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Melted tar is a viscous substance.
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subject to punishment by law
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
solidly; in a straight direct way; in a square shape
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