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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adventurous
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Tom's younger brother Sid was already through with his part of the work, for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.
Select answer:
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
serving as an essential component
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
utterly; definitely
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ceremonial
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. Officials said this first flight was largely ceremonial, and that most of the passengers were French diplomats and business leaders.
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ritual; ceremony or rite
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
small section of filmed or filed material
season of growth; season of spring
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contented
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. When he heard this, he revealed a very contented smile.
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suffering from excessive loss of water
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
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economical
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Our house has installed a modern economical heating system.
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tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
strikingly; markedly; to a remarkable degree or extent
under the level of the ground; buried
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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habitat
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. So if you destroy the habitat in which these fish feed and breed then you're going to destroy sustainability of that fishery.
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
thin smooth shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
someone who intrudes without permission
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issue
 
 
(6)
n.  E.g. The issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone.
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type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
task given to students; job; distribution; appointment
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notable
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. Today the head cook was shaking, for the notable chef Julia Child was coming to dinner.
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widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
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oversee
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. This caseworker had about 100 cases to oversee, which is four times the recommended number.
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
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represent
 
 
(9)
v.  E.g. Senator John McCain said he was disappointed, but added that the rule changes do represent significant progress.
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stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
remove flaws from; perfect or complete
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
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roost
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. I'm surprised that you didn't hear any gobbles from the roost.
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
settle down or stay; sit, as on a branch; perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
removal of salt; process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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succumb
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. President Zardari told the two US officials that Pakistan was fighting for its survival but would not succumb to the militants.
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
shield away from; prevent
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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trespass
 
 
(12)
v.  E.g. After meeting Thailand's foreign minister, Cambodia's prime minister, said armed clashes would erupt if Thai troops continued to trespass over the border.
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
scold harshly; criticize severely
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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