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.
Demo Test Sheet

alike
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.
Select answer:
special; unique; marking or expressing distinction or difference
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
very surprising or shocking
self-indulgent; moral decay
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bark
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. He then showed us how to strip the bark from the logs in sheets, rather than just scraping it off in the usual way.
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step; pace; significant progress
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
result of improving something; process of removing impurities
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convenience
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The popularity of convenience foods means that many people no longer eat enough fresh produce.
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violent rotating windstorm
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
state of being suitable
vessel; large cylindrical container
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dwelling
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Census questions include: how many people live at the address; whether the dwelling is owned or rented.
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
residence; place to live in; abode
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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grumble
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. When a local historical society showed interest in preserving the Cider Barrel, he began to grumble, complaining about the "society."
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trade goods or services without the exchange of money
utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
twist; squeeze; compress, especially so as to extract liquid
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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hollow
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. 'I'll tell it her,' said the Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone: 'sit down, both of you, and don't speak a word till I've finished.'
Select answer:
conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
sound as if echoing in a empty space; void; vain; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent; powerless; weak
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mathematics
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. He went to Harvard and graduated, then he got his PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan.
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science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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percolate
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. Light will percolate into our house in next morning.
Select answer:
spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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receptionist
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. I have over 15 years experience in this field as receptionist and administrative assistant.
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
trespasser; someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
soft edible body of such as mollusk
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sewer
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. A sewer is an artificial pipe or system used to remove human liquid waste and to provide drainage.
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short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, used as a drawing implement
sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
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torpor
 
 
(11)
n.  E.g. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge until spring.
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worker; person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
student who continues studies after graduation
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undoubtedly
 
 
(12)
ad.  E.g. She's against tough competition, but this award will give her undoubtedly.
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wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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