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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anthropology
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The strength of anthropology is its diversity of approach and perspective, unified by a common theme: the study of human variation and adaptability.
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spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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bowl
 
 
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v.  E.g. We were now outside Thornfield gates, to bowl lightly along the smooth road to Millcote, where the dust was well laid by the thunderstorm.
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tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
try to stir up public opinion; promote growth of; apply warm lotion to
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conservative
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. It's still far from clear whether he can persuade his more conservative colleagues in the regime to support the process.
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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dwelling
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Census questions include: how many people live at the address; whether the dwelling is owned or rented.
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
state that is intermediate between extremes
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
residence; place to live in; abode
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exposure
 
 
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n.  E.g. Peterson's investment has paid off both in exposure from the media and, more importantly, attention from many members of Congress.
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thorough physical examination
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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hydrosphere
 
 
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n.  E.g. A hydrosphere in physical geography describes the collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.
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something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
watery layer of the earth's surface
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
status of a citizen with rights and duties
established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
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molecule
 
 
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n.  E.g. The protein molecule is made up of a number of organic units known as amino acids.
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standard or scale of measurement; instrument for measuring or testing
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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pebble
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. For the next moment a shower of little pebble came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face.
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small smooth rounded rock
revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues; essential bodily fluid
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remaining
 
 
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n.  E.g. Our basic and urgent job is to simply collect and protect the remaining fragments of the statues.
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appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
substance, especially a prepared chemical material, which explodes or causes explosion
residue; something not used up
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
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solitude
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. She learns that she can feel happiness in solitude, at least for a period of time.
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
ritual; ceremony or rite
writer for newspapers and magazines
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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studio
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. The Disney corporation in the United States has announced that it's buying Pixar film studio for more than seven-billion dollars.
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state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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vulnerable
 
 
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a.  E.g. His opponents could not harm Achilles, who was vulnerable only in his heel.
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upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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