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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acupuncture
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The intent of acupuncture therapy is to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering.
Select answer:
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
shell; outer covering; remove the husk from
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buggy
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. A fine way to travel through Quebec City in Canada is by a horse buggy.
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writing that is not fictional
small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
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cyclone
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The cyclone tore across the north Queensland coast and has left much of the area in ruins.
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timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
violent rotating windstorm
slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, thrown by hand, shot from a blowgun, or expelled by an exploding bomb
victory; win; expressing great joy
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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discard
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. Right now, what we discard is an inherent part of what we consume.
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treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
twist; squeeze; compress, especially so as to extract liquid
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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fruitless
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. It was believed that the search for the bodies had been a fruitless effort.
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worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
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insist
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
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remove the cover from; expose; disclose
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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mythology
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. They fear the blue, which, in mythology, is the color of purity and holiness.
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
study of myths; collection of myths
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occur
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes, both natural and human induced.
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
revoke; call off; omit or delete
take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind
remove flaws from; perfect or complete
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remaining
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. Our basic and urgent job is to simply collect and protect the remaining fragments of the statues.
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target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
lack of trust or confidence
residue; something not used up
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scour
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Hollywood producers scour the globe desperate for TV show ideas, it's not just about Britain anymore.
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restore to good condition; renew
rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
take off; leave; set out
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
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subside
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually subside.
Select answer:
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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unload
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. Hi, it is the time to unload the truck.
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represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of; add a touch of flavor to
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
take something off a container
soak; make thoroughly wet
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