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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affected
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.
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unequal; unbalanced; too much or too little in relation to something else
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
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cohesion
 
 
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n.  E.g. A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer," the evil emperor sought to disrupt the cohesion of the federation of free nations.
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scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
resident of suburb; who lives in a suburb
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
tendency to keep together
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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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profession or occupation; individual’s work and life roles over their lifespan
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
travel for the purpose of discovery
storage place for military equipment; stock of weapons
someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area
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dormant
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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flashlight
 
 
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n.  E.g. My dad retrieved a flashlight from the truck, and we found the deer within a 100 yards.
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small portable battery-powered electric lamp
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
ribbon-like flatworms
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ineligible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Some farmers have said the system is unfair because many families are ineligible for help if a wife or son has taken up work in a nearby town.
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stated explicitly or in detail; definite
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
the smallest possible quantity
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
unbalanced; uneven
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motionless
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Remaining motionless is their best defense, but when startled, snowshoes rely on their long, powerful hind legs to run away from danger.
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under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
very suddenly and noticeably
at rest, stationary, immobile, not moving
upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
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prevalent
 
 
(8)
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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traceable; possible to identify
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
solitary; by oneself
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
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refinement
 
 
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n.  E.g. The next refinement is to take into account that the luminous screen is typically round: any alpha particles striking outside the round area will not be visible.
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state that is intermediate between extremes
result of improving something; process of removing impurities
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
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seedling
 
 
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n.  E.g. She plans to sell this native cherry seedling online.
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scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
sickness; illness; affliction
young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed
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stipulate
 
 
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v.  E.g. Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe, the president would stipulate that NATO inspection teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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withdraw
 
 
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v.  E.g. The four Southern African countries which had been calling for a limited trade in elephant tusks said that they had agreed to withdraw their request.
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seclude; set apart or cut off from others
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
throw with great force; cast; toss
serve as an example of; embody
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