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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abstract
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. The journal's web site hasn't been updated to the current issue, so not even the abstract is available at the moment.
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substance, especially a prepared chemical material, which explodes or causes explosion
style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
scientist who studies living organisms
summary; statement summarizing the important points of a text
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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check
 
 
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v.  E.g. "Young man," she said, "you'd better check your temper.".
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stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
travel with; be associated with
stop motion; curb or restrain
solidify; guarantee; convince
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dawning
 
 
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n.  E.g. So, the order indicates the end of one day is followed by the dawning of the next day.
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stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
time of animals sleep through the winter
first light of day; first advent or appearance
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
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dilute
 
 
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v.  E.g. A couple of years back you very loudly opposed the creation of "60 MINUTES 2", I think, that it might dilute the brand that you helped build up.
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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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halt
 
 
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v.  E.g. Having the sun and moon halt is extraordinarily uncommon.
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solidify; guarantee; convince
represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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inevitably
 
 
(6)
ad.  E.g. He trusted that these book sales will ensure that Palin inevitably becomes America's next President.
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clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
serving or acting as a means or aid; helpful; relating to musical instruments
state of being held in high esteem and honor
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
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miserable
 
 
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a.  E.g. The miserable Hatter dropped his teacup, and went down on one knee. 'I'm a poor man, your Majesty,' he began.
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very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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path
 
 
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n.  E.g. WE went along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden.
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scratch; friction
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
stipulated condition; act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
way; footway; course or track; route; passage
state of being suitable
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privilege
 
 
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n.  E.g. David Beckham said it had been an honour and a privilege to have captained England.
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special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
ribbon-like flatworms
small branch or division of a branch
thorough physical examination
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sculpture
 
 
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n.  E.g. A small urban park in the downtown area has been hosting innovative contemporary sculpture installations since 1981.
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
state of being unable to pay your debts
woolen thread; thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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timber
 
 
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n.  E.g. The deer has been jumping the fence to go to the timber from the corn field.
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stem or main axis of herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
synthetic chemical compound or material; compound made artificially by chemical reactions
ultimate goal; place to which one is going or directed
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trilogy
 
 
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n.  E.g. A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature, film, or video games that are connected and can be seen as a single work, as well as three individual ones.
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small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; plunderer
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