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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alternation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Now go back to the diagram at the top of the page and trace through the cycle of the alternation of generations.
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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
small smooth rounded rock
wetness caused by water
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billion
 
 
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n.  E.g. Money from migrant workers now exceeds the combined total of all direct foreign investment and foreign aid to Latin America 62.3 billion dollars.
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state of being absent; state of being away
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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continuum
 
 
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n.  E.g. So the practical continuum is now laptop - iPad - phone rather than desktop - laptop - iPad - phone.
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sharp and bitter manner
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
writer for newspapers and magazines
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dreadful
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. 'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
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acting or done without or against one's will
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
self-indulgent; moral decay
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
worthy of notice; extraordinary
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folklore
 
 
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n.  E.g. Mr. Hawke says the term "mate" is also folklore in the Australian labor party because if anyone significant calls you mate you know the knife is about to go in your back.
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chemical combination brought about by the action of light
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
university student who has not yet received a first degree
trip; usually short journey made for pleasure
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humorous
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. What I find so humorous is that Obama has said what you guys have WANTED TO HEAR since he announced his presidency in Jan 2007.
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
unable to have children
employing or showing humor; funny; amusing
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
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loose
 
 
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a.  E.g. "Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope - Will the roof bear? - Mind that loose slate - Oh, it's coming down! Heads below!"
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without any clear results or proof
relative; based on, or involving comparison
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
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precarious
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. But that is why NASA used test pilots, men used to handling life and death decisions in precarious situations and instantly making the right choice.
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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provision
 
 
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n.  E.g. For young people entering the workforce in a bad economy, this provision is a critical safety net.
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
stipulated condition; act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
device for measuring and recording graphically
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semester
 
 
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n.  E.g. The semester system divides the calendar year into two terms of 15 weeks.
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watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues; essential bodily fluid
term; half a year; a period of 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
subsidy; transaction that provides funds for a business
someone who tells a story
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sturdy
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. More than 3,600 Filipinos rode out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, and churches.
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soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
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unmatched
 
 
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a.  E.g. However, there are several opinions that remain unmatched.
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transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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