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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actual
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. And the defense secretary retraced what he called the actual history of how the U.S. got involved in Iraq.
Select answer:
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
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bitterness
 
 
(2)
n.  E.g. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of compassion for her great sufferings.
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vessel; large cylindrical container
solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
restoration; activity of constructing something again
sharp and bitter manner
property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
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confining
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Obviously you will travel in a confining ship with humans.
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surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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excavate
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. The mining company wants to excavate the hill site.
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unite a shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact; join plants by such union; join or unite closely
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
retire from military service
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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fiction
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. It can be very inhibiting for an author if he or she knows that what happens in fiction is going to be taken so seriously.
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story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues; essential bodily fluid
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
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ineligible
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Some farmers have said the system is unfair because many families are ineligible for help if a wife or son has taken up work in a nearby town.
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unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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majority
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. He is not planning to expel foreign companies, but he does want majority control of all ventures and a greater share of the profits.
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greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
wood; lumber; trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder
something that resembles or harmonizes with
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
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overtire
 
 
(8)
v.  E.g. To walk at a pace that does not overtire you.
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gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
relieve or cure; correct; repair
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reign
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. 51-year-old Tuheitia Paki is the eldest son of the previous monarch, who died last week at the age of 75, after a reign of 40 years.
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sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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slide
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. We slide until the bottom of the hill.
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restrict; become stiff or stiffer
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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stiffen
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Critics say there is no way to enforce that provision, and the House has turned back at least one Republican effort to stiffen citizenship checks.
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restrict; become stiff or stiffer
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
move suddenly and rapidly
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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tundra
 
 
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n.  E.g. Underneath the tundra is the active layer, a coat of peaty, semi-decomposed organic matter that passes for soil.
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someone who flies a balloon
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
scratch; friction
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