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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atrophy
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; pleasant smell
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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broaden
 
 
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v.  E.g. Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.
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serve as an example of; embody
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
widen; grow broad or broader
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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concept
 
 
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n.  E.g. The local chain concept is simple: identify your customer, cater to their tastes and once successful, expand within a neighborhood.
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synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
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employee
 
 
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n.  E.g. When Mr. Wolfowitz took over the presidency of the bank, his partner, Shaha Riza, was an employee.
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translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
resources; money saved
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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flavor
 
 
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n.  E.g. Burgers are the restaurant’s specialty, and I sampled a big, juicy Island Burger that got its flavor from grilled pineapple and onions with tomato.
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stage for drying fish; rack for storing
victory; win; expressing great joy
status of a citizen with rights and duties
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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jogging
 
 
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n.  E.g. People who have not been active for several months should not start their jogging program with a long or intense run.
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running at the pace of a slow run for exercise
vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
someone who bears the blame for others
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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narrator
 
 
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n.  E.g. Rochester has been favored with the most lively and the most continuous? The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator.
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small part of something intended as representative of the whole
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
someone who tells a story
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prevalent
 
 
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a.  E.g. A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.
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serving as an essential component
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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refurbish
 
 
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v.  E.g. The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; we had to refurbish our belongings.
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mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to
renovate; make bright by polishing
split into opposite extremes or camps
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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spangle
 
 
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n.  E.g. Each spangle on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.
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structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
stream; flow; up-to-date; present
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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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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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
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turbulence
 
 
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n.  E.g. They aim to protect assets rather than chase returns, so short-term turbulence has less of an effect.
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three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
someone who tells a story
small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something
profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
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