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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 Introduction
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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affective
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. It's fairly well known that "light therapy" is sometimes used to help those suffering from depression, especially seasonal affective disorder.
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extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
unable to have children
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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compact
 
 
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n.  E.g. I decide to buy a compact, because a small car helps to save gas.
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official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
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denote
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. The word “sex” is simply that—a word to denote whether a person is male or female.
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
surprise; shock
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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diplomacy
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Chinese diplomats have been engaging in shuttle diplomacy to try to narrow the differences between Washington and Pyongyang.
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tact; politics; negotiation between nations
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
substance, especially a prepared chemical material, which explodes or causes explosion
soft edible body of such as mollusk
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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glowing
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. While others see this man in glowing honesty, I find him to be disingenuous.
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rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
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incentive
 
 
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n.  E.g. Another incentive is the tax and duty-free importation of raw materials to be used for book publishing.
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state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
soft edible body of such as mollusk
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
special group delegated to consider some matter
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space
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layer
 
 
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n.  E.g. The layer of thick smoke now covering all of southern California, thousands of firefighters are still struggling to contain ten separate blazes.
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something that resembles or harmonizes with
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
state of being suitable
shoulder firearm with a long barrel
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use
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occur
 
 
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v.  E.g. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes, both natural and human induced.
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turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
restore to good condition; renew
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
take place; be found to exist ; come to one's mind
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pungent
 
 
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a.  E.g. I'm bracing myself to be met by heat, humidity and what Kerry describes as a pungent odor.
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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robust
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. Those levels are expected to remain robust this year, said the ratings firm, but be somewhat below 2008.
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successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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tariff
 
 
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n.  E.g. It would give an indication of how far the trade liberalization would go but they would still have a heavy workload in negotiating detailed tariff cuts.
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tax on goods coming into a country
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
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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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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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