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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abstract
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
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reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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biologist
 
 
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n.  E.g. A marine biologist insisted that dolphins, which are considered to be one of the most intelligent mammals, like to help the helpless.
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scientist who studies living organisms
process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
sickness; illness; affliction
short thin stick of wood used in making matches
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considerably
 
 
(3)
ad.  E.g. While their mood improved, consumers 'outlook has dimmed considerably from the mid-70s levels earlier in the year, when the economic recovery was faster.
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resulting; following as a logical conclusion
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
having many small waves; rough with small waves
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
in intricate manner; with elaboration; with perplexity
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encompass
 
 
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v.  E.g. Although enemy forces encompass us, we are cheerful for we are well stocked and can withstand a siege until our allies join us.
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serve as an example of; embody
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; cause to turn
represent; signify; stand for
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exploitation
 
 
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n.  E.g. UNICEF defines child trafficking as the transportation and exploitation of unwilling or unknowing victims.
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vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
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inevitably
 
 
(6)
ad.  E.g. He trusted that these book sales will ensure that Palin inevitably becomes America's next President.
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
humorously sarcastic or mocking
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mathematics
 
 
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n.  E.g. He went to Harvard and graduated, then he got his PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan.
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conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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obsession
 
 
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n.  E.g. This obsession is aimless and brainless and ends with your oblivion in American politics.
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ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
something that propels or drives forward
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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remarkable
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. I recognized his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty.
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therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
unluckily; by bad luck
without advance preparation; naturally
worthy of notice; extraordinary
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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scapegoat
 
 
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n.  E.g. The ploy of finding a scapegoat is as old as mankind itself - when things become too difficult at home, divert attention to adventure abroad.
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tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
someone who bears the blame for others
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
way; footway; course or track; route; passage
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synonymous
 
 
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a.  E.g. Even Motel 6, a name synonymous with low rates, has LCD TVs and Wi-Fi.
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very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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victory
 
 
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n.  E.g. I'm confident that we can use the word victory right now, which obviously sounds very good for the first elected Asian mayor of the city.
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severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
watery layer of the earth's surface
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