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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allegation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The allegation has angered the Brazilian authorities and has been strongly denied.
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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
small smooth rounded rock
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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committee
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. He was director of the central bank's monetary policy committee which sets Brazil's interest rates.
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wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
special group delegated to consider some matter
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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dart
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else.
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wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
move suddenly and rapidly
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
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election
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Whether he's identified as a Republican or Independent the election is his with a 59% approval rating.
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type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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hatchet
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. We split the ball open with the hatchet, and there was a spool in it.
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remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
short ax used to chop wood
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
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inconclusive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. This is in contrast to its rival, Exxon Mobil, which maintains that scientific evidence on climate change remains inconclusive, and which continues to concentrate on oil production.
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substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
without any clear results or proof
resulting; following as a logical conclusion
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
systematically; according to a method; with method or order
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malnutrition
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. It says malnutrition rates are close to emergency levels and is calling on the public to donate money for clean water, medicine and sanitation.
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rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
something that propels or drives forward
synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
state of poor nutrition
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
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occupant
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. All the rescuers found in the mountains of Venezuela was the scattered wreckage of the plane and the charred corpse of its occupant.
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supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
theory of numerical calculations
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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recommend
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Things being so uncertain, what I recommend is this: that we really dig right in, as quickly as we can.
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rest or sleep on or as if on a perch; come back home
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off balance
step on; mate with; place the foot
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
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routine
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. I believe she was happy in her way: this routine sufficed for her.
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
shortage of food; starvation
trespasser; someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
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sway
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. At this moment the crowd began to sway and struggle, and voices shouted, "It's him! it's him! he's coming himself!"
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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
stop; impede; shut out from view
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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unrestricted
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Some countries, such as Germany would prefer an almost unrestricted market so that their consumers could get the best bananas at the lowest prices.
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
not restricted or confined; open; unrestrained
repeated; Returning again; repetitious
very surprising or shocking
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