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.
Demo Test Sheet

averse
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The reporter was averse to revealing the sources of his information.
Select answer:
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
weak; lacking firmness
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
Don't select.
cabal
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change the minds of that percentage.
Select answer:
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
Don't select.
comprehensible
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. A good programmer makes her code look so simple and comprehensible that any other programmer can understand it and appreciate it.
Select answer:
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
unexpected; unforeseen
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from smooth or polished surface; plausible
Don't select.
driftwood
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. These are usually of driftwood, which is brought by the ocean currents from the Yukon.
Select answer:
toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
Don't select.
fleeting
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Sometimes, for a fleeting moment, I thought I caught a glance, heard a tone, beheld a form, which announced the realization of my dream.
Select answer:
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
Don't select.
immune
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Still, the company doesn't expect to remain immune from the effects of the downturn.
Select answer:
unusual; not typical; not normal
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
selling of goods to consumers
Don't select.
mock
 
 
(7)
v.  E.g. What we mock is his using that as a catchall excuse for any personal failing or ridiculous policy proposal.
Select answer:
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
remove from husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
Don't select.
obligated
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. The rest of that money is obligated, meaning that it's supporting projects that are under contract but are not yet completed.
Select answer:
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
restricting according to rules or principles
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
Don't select.
pristine
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. He has opposed building dirty coal-fired power plants in pristine landscapes.
Select answer:
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
thick; crowded closely together; compact
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
acting or done without or against one's will
Don't select.
rip
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. The candidates rip into their opponents each other mercilessly.
Select answer:
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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stitch
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Three hours she gave to stitch, with gold thread, the border of a square crimson cloth, almost large enough for a carpet.
Select answer:
stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
unite a shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact; join plants by such union; join or unite closely
Don't select.
trespass
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. After meeting Thailand's foreign minister, Cambodia's prime minister, said armed clashes would erupt if Thai troops continued to trespass over the border.
Select answer:
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
stop motion; curb or restrain
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
Don't select.
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