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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adversity
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. A young boy who's strength in adversity is an inspiration to all who know him.
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; pleasant smell
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
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calculator
 
 
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n.  E.g. Blaise Pascal invented the first digital calculator to help his father with his work collecting taxes.
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state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
terror; fear; intense dislike
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
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connoisseur
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. A literature professor by training and a self-taught art connoisseur, Charles Ryskamp served three decades as director first of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
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specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied
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domesticated
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. And, like dogs, the domesticated foxes can "read" humans, a new study says.
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
thick; crowded closely together; compact
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
tame; accustomed to home life
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fashionable
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. Will it suddenly be once-again fashionable for the minority party to say the majority is not operating in good faith?
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tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
useful; in good working order
surprising; shocking
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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inflexible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. This brings me to the issue of organized labor in South Africa, which has been described as inflexible and a barrier to investment in some quarters.
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remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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markedly
 
 
(7)
ad.  E.g. Corporate profits were up markedly, and that's leading hungry brokers to ponder yet more rises on the stock markets.
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tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
very obviously, noticeably
something which takes a long time to do
rounded like an egg; in a shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
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outcome
 
 
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n.  E.g. South Africa praised the outcome of the election as another indication of Africa's growing commitment to multi-party democracy.
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study of myths; collection of myths
result; end or consequence; result of a random trial
understanding; knowledge; range of vision
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
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relentless
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. The well-known face was there: stern, relentless as ever - there was that peculiar eye which nothing could melt.
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unable to have children
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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rifle
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. As long as a rifle is accurate and has a good trigger, Dave will like it no matter how much or little it costs.
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sign posted in public place as an advertisement
state of being public; information to attract public notice
shoulder firearm with a long barrel
underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate
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temperate
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Try to be temperate in your eating this holiday season; if you control your appetite, you won't gain too much weight.
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
serving as model; outstanding; typical
used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
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walnut
 
 
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n.  E.g. The gun has nice walnut, is well made, the boy loves my gun and the price was good.
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revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
vessel; large cylindrical container
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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