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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anecdote
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.
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student who continues studies after graduation
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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boredom
 
 
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n.  E.g. The cure for boredom is curiosity, but there is no known cure for curiosity.
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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deposit
 
 
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n.  E.g. In the meantime, she could keep the $400,000 in a secure investment such as a term deposit or money market fund.
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union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; plunderer
severe trial; form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; difficult or painful experience
money given as a guarantee or security
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emotional
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. But why 67 million dollars? He's claiming this is the sum of fines compounded daily, emotional damage, legal fees and others.
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repeated; Returning again; repetitious
understandable; clear to the mind
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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exploration
 
 
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n.  E.g. The international conservation organization has accused the Norwegian government of endangering a rare area of the Arctic sea by oil exploration.
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small kernels of corn exploded by heat
travel for the purpose of discovery
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
official approbation; endorsement; act of approving
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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homesick
 
 
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a.  E.g. After the meal they felt rusty, and a little homesick once more.
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uniform; in complete agreement
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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miracle
 
 
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n.  E.g. "The main miracle is that with money or no money, we have life," said Yadira Rivera.
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tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to store water for community use
summit; apex; maximum; prime
wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
step; pace; significant progress
someone who intrudes without permission
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prescription
 
 
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n.  E.g. It won't detect prescription drugs or medication such as cold or flu tablets.
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tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
sending of cargo; act of sending off something
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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propellant
 
 
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n.  E.g. The missile, which has liquid propellant, is the naval version of India's surface-to-surface missile system.
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something that propels or drives forward
person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
substance, especially a prepared chemical material, which explodes or causes explosion
tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; device used to produce music; legal document
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ruin
 
 
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n.  E.g. Thanks to them a country that was on the brink of ruin is now stabilizing and showing signs of moving forward.
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rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
destroyed person, object, or building; debris
snowstorm; storm
state of having been made use of; the act of using
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
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talent
 
 
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n.  E.g. His main talent is campaigning and he started that years before any other candidate in history.
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skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
supplement; act of extending or the condition of being extended
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
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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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small kernels of corn exploded by heat
task or assignment undertaken; career
washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
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