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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abrasive
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Ash can also cause long-term abrasive damage to planes that could lead to later disasters if not dealt with.
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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briny
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Bobbing along, bobbing along, at the bottom of the beautiful briny sea.
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unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
salty; any very large body of salt water
superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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derivative
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Although her early poetry was clearly derivative in nature, the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.
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unoriginal; derived from another source
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
steadily; regularly; constantly; always
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disrupt
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. There's been some suggestion the cyclone could disrupt oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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functional
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. The estimated cost of staffing and maintaining a functional pest management center is approximately 1 million dollars per year.
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useful; in good working order
wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
unable to have children
used for feeling; relating to sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
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itinerant
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Since the storm, the city had also been attracting a new kind of itinerant idealist.
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special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
solid; heavy and compact in form
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
something which takes a long time to do
having a shiny surface or coating; lacking liveliness, used of eyes; fitted or covered with glass
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mural
 
 
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n.  E.g. Another mural is also being developed by Doug Hall and deals with Native Americans during the first Newtonia Civil War battle.
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wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
utmost height; highest point of a mountain
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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photosynthesis
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by living organisms.
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thorough physical examination
similarity in form or character; agreement
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; entire range of skills or aptitudes
chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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rarefy
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. It becomes necessary to place the terminal in a bulb and rarefy the air in the same time.
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take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
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rift
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Capello believes there will be no long-term rift between the fans and the Manchester United star.
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soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
smoothness or shininess of surface or finish; elegance of style or manners; refinement
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
utmost height; highest point of a mountain
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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staple
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Rice is the main staple food for more than half the world’s population.
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state of being emotionally aroused
desire to know or learn
state of being present; current existence
revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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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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small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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