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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approval
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. First, Ehrlich knows it would be extremely unlikely to win approval from the Democratic-dominated General Assembly.
Select answer:
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
rounded rock lying on surface of ground or embedded in soil
reverberation; having the character of a loud deep sound; quality of being resonant
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
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comparative
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Elsewhere in the report which covers a wide range of comparative data, girls continue to reduce the gender gap in educational performance.
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory
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contrast
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. The siblings who contrast sharply in interests and abilities make a common decision.
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sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
reprocess; use again after processing
set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
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driftwood
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. These are usually of driftwood, which is brought by the ocean currents from the Yukon.
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wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
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gulp
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. He did gulp for help after choking on a big piece of meat.
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gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
support through finance; fund
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hummingbird
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. Hummingbird is small bird in the family Trochilidae, native only to the Americas.
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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lave
 
 
(7)
v.  E.g. The waves lave the shore day and night.
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
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outlying
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. And why should the rest of us subsidize folks who live in outlying areas to commute?
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relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
following one after another without interruption; sequential
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
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rebellious
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. If moderators try to abstain, they feel trapped and rebellious.
Select answer:
unable to have children
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
stately; royal; relating to a monarch
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
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sensational
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. I have no way of confirming this so called sensational story, you have to dig for more stories on this to be sure.
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
stretch or force to the limit; tight
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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suburbanite
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Your last book was about a contemporary Italian-American suburbanite and his multi-ethnic family.
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something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
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withdrawal
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. A staged withdrawal of all Russian border forces from Tajikistan is due to complete next year.
Select answer:
taxonomic group that is a division of a species
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
secession; retreat or retirement
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
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