TOEFL Vocabulary Test Online

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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 to get a good score in 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, are actually testing vocabulary skills in separate ways. As in all language tests, without good vocabulary, skill cannot have 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 countries. For most of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students, English vocabulary is a shortcoming in nature; and as an academic-oriented test TOEFL vocabulary is quite large. If you want to have a high score in the test, normally, your vocabulary should be as large as 10000 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 actual vocabulary level and progress is the prerequisite to schedule plan and adjust pace.

This app, TOEFL vocabulary test online, whose basic functionality is to make TOEFL vocabulary test sheets in random, exactly does it for you. It has a built-in middle-level words list to power online test. Besides, as many other similar online practice tools, it also includes some auxiliary features, for example, save test results and compare with historical data, or even compare with others' test results to improve performance.
Questions and Answers
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astute
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. The painter was an astute observer, noticing every tiny detail of her model's appearance and knowing exactly how important each one was.
Select answer:
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
salty; any very large body of salt water
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
Don't select.
barrenness
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. They are messengers of hope, springing forth from the barrenness and bitter cold of winter and heralding a new season of warmth and sunshine.
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sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
respiration; a single breath
swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
Don't select.
contiguous
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. The two houses had contiguous yards so the families shared the landscaping expenses.
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sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
acting or done without or against one's will
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
unexpected; unforeseen
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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excellent
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. It sounded an excellent plan, no doubt, and very neatly and simply arranged.
Select answer:
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
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hallmark
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. The government has said clean public toilets are the hallmark of a gracious society.
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tenant; one that occupies a position or place
watery layer of the earth's surface
song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
sign; feature; mark indicating quality or excellence
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immobilize
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. The sudden storm will immobilize the traffic.
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support through finance; fund
stabilize; fix; cause to be unable to move
solidify; guarantee; convince
ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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laundry
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. During the gold rush era, our town's laundry seemed innocent enough.
Select answer:
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
task or assignment undertaken; career
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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overlap
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. He warned of the potential for gap, overlap and duplication.
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swamp; bog; low lying wet land with grassy vegetation
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
Don't select.
reputed
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. Intelligence is really not what we think it is, it is not going to college or earning a PhD in so called reputed educational institutions.
Select answer:
similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
state of being held in high esteem and honor
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
seizing the attention; visually attractive
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shelter
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. I undressed hastily, and sought shelter from cold and darkness in my crib.
Select answer:
sickness; illness; affliction
structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
thrift; prudent economy; sparing use
union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
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timid
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. She began, in a low, timid voice, 'If you please, sir -.'
Select answer:
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
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ultrasonic
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. Jamster offer several different frequency of ultrasonic ringtone for download.
Select answer:
conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
unable to have children
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
Don't select.
 

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