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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alternation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Now go back to the diagram at the top of the page and trace through the cycle of the alternation of generations.
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superiority in numbers or amount
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
small branch or division of a branch
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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billion
 
 
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n.  E.g. Money from migrant workers now exceeds the combined total of all direct foreign investment and foreign aid to Latin America 62.3 billion dollars.
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violent rotating windstorm
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
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continuum
 
 
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n.  E.g. So the practical continuum is now laptop - iPad - phone rather than desktop - laptop - iPad - phone.
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small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
wetness caused by water
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dreadful
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. 'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
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very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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folklore
 
 
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n.  E.g. Mr. Hawke says the term "mate" is also folklore in the Australian labor party because if anyone significant calls you mate you know the knife is about to go in your back.
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soft edible body of such as mollusk
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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humorous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. What I find so humorous is that Obama has said what you guys have WANTED TO HEAR since he announced his presidency in Jan 2007.
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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loose
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. "Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope - Will the roof bear? - Mind that loose slate - Oh, it's coming down! Heads below!"
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
serving as model; outstanding; typical
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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precarious
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. But that is why NASA used test pilots, men used to handling life and death decisions in precarious situations and instantly making the right choice.
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
following one after another without interruption; sequential
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
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provision
 
 
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n.  E.g. For young people entering the workforce in a bad economy, this provision is a critical safety net.
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stipulated condition; act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
time sequence; arrangement of events in time
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
science that deals with mental processes and behavior
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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semester
 
 
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n.  E.g. The semester system divides the calendar year into two terms of 15 weeks.
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tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
someone who intrudes without permission
woolen thread; thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
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sturdy
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. More than 3,600 Filipinos rode out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, and churches.
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
without alteration or misrepresentation
similarly; as well; too
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unmatched
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. However, there are several opinions that remain unmatched.
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
varied; miscellaneous
trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
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