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:
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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below
 
 
(2)
ad.  E.g. All she could see, when she looked down, was an immense length of neck, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves that lay far below her.
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
in intricate manner; with elaboration; with perplexity
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
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crossbones
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. This is an aluminum skull and crossbones sign with a small hole in each corner to help hang in the location of your choice.
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science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
two crossed bones used as a symbol danger or death
something produces a result; basis for an action or response; a reason
unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound
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endless
 
 
(4)
a.  E.g. Another kind of dream I have is what I call endless house dreams.
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
uniform; in complete agreement
without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
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global
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. President Putin has said that Russia has not yet decided whether to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the treaty aimed at reducing global warming.
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required; responsible; under a moral obligation to someone
tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
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inconclusive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. This is in contrast to its rival, Exxon Mobil, which maintains that scientific evidence on climate change remains inconclusive, and which continues to concentrate on oil production.
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thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
without any clear results or proof
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
solid; heavy and compact in form
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mammal
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. North America Grizzly Bear: This is a mammal, that is 5 to 8 ft tall, weighs about 800 pounds, and lives to be 25 yrs old.
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tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
state that precedes vomiting; disease
wetness caused by water
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
first light of day; first advent or appearance
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presence
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. Your presence is a gift, your being with us a joy.
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state of being present; current existence
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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proposal
 
 
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n.  E.g. The argument that the proposal is an anti-poor measure is both in contradiction to the evident facts and extremely insulting.
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soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
something proposed; act of making a proposal; an offer of marriage
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
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shelter
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. I undressed hastily, and sought shelter from cold and darkness in my crib.
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state of being public; information to attract public notice
trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
vessel; large cylindrical container
type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives
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spiral
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Others fear that security is to spiral downward in a long-term because more brazen traffickers will fight for control.
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start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony
solidify; guarantee; convince
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
revoke; call off; omit or delete
rise or fall with steady acceleration; move along the path of a spiral or helix
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underground
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. I speak with several years experience actually working in underground mines.
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successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
under the level of the ground; buried
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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