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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abstract
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
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remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone
tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
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cabal
 
 
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n.  E.g. The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change the minds of that percentage.
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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considerably
 
 
(3)
ad.  E.g. While their mood improved, consumers 'outlook has dimmed considerably from the mid-70s levels earlier in the year, when the economic recovery was faster.
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stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
subject to punishment by law
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
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distance
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Yes, that's about the right distance, but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?.
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time sequence; arrangement of events in time
space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate
state of being lower than or not as good as
secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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explorer
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. Roald Amundsen went missing in June 1928 while searching for an explorer, an Italian member of an airship crew which had disappeared in the Arctic.
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tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
tendency to keep together
target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
someone who travels into little known regions
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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instructive
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. You get 30 chapters with instructive illustrations, including an easy-to-follow, step-by-step, six-week basic training program.
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; enlightening
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
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mournful
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. He gazed round the table; he saw they were all waiting for his explanation, and his expression grew mournful.
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
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paucity
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. They closed the restaurant because the paucity of customers made it uneconomical to operate.
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various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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questionable
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. International Development Agency awards funding after a series of what they call questionable decisions.
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subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
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semiarid
 
 
(10)
a.  E.g. You can't grow plants native to the semiarid Middle East in Florida.
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sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
solitary; by oneself
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swampy
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. They were sometimes held in swampy areas thick with snakes and mosquitoes.
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scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
of soft and watery soil; ; low, wet, and spongy
relatively; in comparison
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
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undergraduate
 
 
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n.  E.g. In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education, not equal to the level of a bachelor's degree.
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science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
surface where pictures can be projected for viewing ; examine; test
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
university student who has not yet received a first degree
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